Infective myositis of the left thigh would be reported with a code for the myositis and a code for the infectious agent, if the agent was known
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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A yellow-pigmented gram-negative rod is isolated from the tracheal aspirate of a 76-year-old female. She is comatose due to meningitis and on a ventilator. The organism proved to be:
MacConkey agar: clear colonies Oxidase: no color change Motility: positive TSI: K/NC OF medium: open tubes: glucose: yellow, lactose: yellow, maltose: yellow closed tubes: glucose: green, lactose: green, maltose: green When assessing the organism's clinical significance, it is probably A) a colonizer. B) of limited pathogenicity. C) a true nosocomial pathogen. D) A and B.
The ________ is the annual payment made to an insurance company by the patient to keep the insurance policy in effect.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).