Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780134605180
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case, Derek Weber, Warner Bair
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 21, Problem 5MCQ
A patient has conjunctivitis. If you isolated Pseudomonas from the patient’s mascara, you would most likely conclude all of the following except that
- a. the mascara was the source of the infection.
- b. Pseudomonas is causing the infection.
- c. Pseudomonas has been growing in the mascara.
- d. the mascara was contaminated by the manufacturer.
- e. All of the above are valid conclusions
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Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
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