A Microbiology Technologist Is Working at the Bench and Notices

question 25

Multiple Choice

A microbiology technologist is working at the bench and notices that a patient from the myocardial intensive care unit grows a Klebsiella pneumoniae bacterium that is an extended-spectrum b-lactamase-producing isolate.This technologist would advise the physician to:

• A) Order any antimicrobial that is effective against gram-negative rods in general.
• B) Limit the use of antimicrobial agents that tend to induce the formation of extended-spectrum b-lactamases.
• C) Draw more blood cultures, as the ones that grew that organism are contaminated.
• D) Be on the lookout for diarrhea.

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Definitions:

SSE

The sum of squares due to error, a measure of the discrepancy between the data and an estimation model.

Coefficient Of Determination

A statistical measure, often denoted as R², indicating the proportion of the variance in the dependent variable that is predictable from the independent variable(s).

Variation

The variability or spread in a set of data, measurements, or quantities showing how much they differ from each other.

Response Surface

A visual representation of the relationship between one or more independent variables and the response they cause, often used in optimizations.