Why Might It Be Easier to Determine the Bacterium That

question 14

Multiple Choice

Why might it be easier to determine the bacterium that caused pneumonia than one that caused a wound infection?

• A)There are very few microorganisms that can cause pneumonia,while there are many that can cause wound infections.
• B)Bacteria that cause pneumonia can be identified with few tests.Many bacteria are normally found on the skin and may be in the wound complicationg indentification of the pathogen.
• C)We have much better tests for bacteria in the lungs than we do in wounds.
• D)The techniques of 16S rRNA sequencing are easier to perform on a sample taken from the lungs than a sample taken from a wound.

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