A 5-Year-Old Boy Is Undergoing a Partial Hepatectomy to Treat

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Multiple Choice

A 5-year-old boy is undergoing a partial hepatectomy to treat a poorly draining liver abscess.  He has a history of recurrent skin abscesses.  Cultures from his liver abscess are growing Staphylococcus aureus, which is sensitive to the current antibiotic regimen, but the abscess has failed to improve.  Genetic analysis reveals an inactivating mutation affecting a neutrophil oxidase enzyme.  This patient most likely has an increased risk of infection with which of the following organisms?

• A)Burkholderia cepacia
• B)Enterococcus faecalis
• C)Giardia lamblia
• D)Herpes simplex virus type 1
• E)Streptococcus pyogenes

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