Stool Specimens Suspected of Containing Which of the Following Enteric

question 5

Multiple Choice

Stool specimens suspected of containing which of the following enteric pathogens should be collected and transported only in Cary-Blair medium because buffered glycerol saline is toxic for this bacterium?

• A)Vibrio
• B)Salmonella
• C)Shigella
• D)Plesiomonas

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Definitions:

Random Error

Variability in data that is caused by unpredictable and unavoidable fluctuations in the measurement process.

Linearly Correlated

A statistical relationship between two variables in which changes in one variable are associated with proportional changes in another variable along a straight line.

Normally Distributed

Describes a symmetric, bell-shaped distribution of data where the mean, median, and mode are equal, prevalent in many natural phenomena.

Coefficient of Determination

A statistical measure that explains the proportion of the variance for a dependent variable that's explained by an independent variable or variables in a regression model.