Nosocomial Infections Involve All the Following, Except

question 54

Multiple Choice

Nosocomial infections involve all the following, except

• A)they are only transmitted by medical personnel.
• B)they often involve the patient's urinary tract and surgical incisions.
• C)the patient's resident flora can be the infectious agent.
• D)Escherichia coli and staphylococci are common infectious agents.
• E)medical and surgical asepsis help lower their occurrence.

Understand the concept of evolution and how it applies to different species.

Identify and classify the hierarchical structure of biological classification.

Describe the purpose and use of genetic information repositories like GenBank.

Recognize the principles of constructing and interpreting phylogenetic trees.

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Definitions:

Anterograde Amnesia

Failure to remember events that occurred after physical trauma because of the effects of the trauma.

Retrograde Amnesia

A loss of memory-access to events that occurred, or information that was learned, before an injury or the onset of a disease.

Physical Trauma

Damage or injury to the body caused by an external force, which can be either blunt or penetrating.

Painful Memories

Recollections of past experiences that cause emotional discomfort or distress when recalled.