What Organisms Often Are Involved in Septicemia in the Granulocytopenic

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Multiple Choice

What organisms often are involved in septicemia in the granulocytopenic patient?

• A) Capnocytophaga spp.
• B) Eikenella corrodens
• C) Kingella spp.
• D) Fusobacterium spp.

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Definitions:

MN Blood Types

A blood group system based on the presence or absence of the M and N antigens on the surface of red blood cells.

Hardy Weinberg Principle

A principle that describes how allele and genotype frequencies in a population remain constant from generation to generation in the absence of evolutionary influences.

Antigens

Substances that are recognized by the immune system and can provoke an immune response, typically proteins or polysaccharides found on pathogens.

Dominant Allele

An allele that expresses its phenotype even in the presence of another (recessive) allele.