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Patients in both extended care facilities and home care settings are frequently immunosuppressed by disease or therapy and often need intravascular or other device-related care. The microbes identified in these patients are often opportunistic pathogens and include all the following, except


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Renal Papilla

The apex of the renal pyramid in the kidney where urine flows into the minor calyx.

Renal Calyx

A component of the kidney that funnels urine into the renal pelvis; it is the initial chamber where urine collects after it is produced in the kidney.

Renal Pelvis

The central collecting region in the kidney where urine gathers before flowing into the ureter.

Renal Column

Cortical tissue in the kidney that extends between the renal pyramids.

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