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Microbiology

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Set 36 Bacteremia And Sepsis

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Question 1

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What condition results when there is a procedural manipulation of a body site containing normal microbiota, causing those bacteria to enter the bloodstream?

A) Continuous bacteremia
B) Intermittent bacteremia
C) Septic shock
D) Transient bacteremia

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Question 2

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Which immunosuppressive agent can increase a patient's risk of bacteremia?

A) Cancer chemotherapy
B) Corticosteroid therapy
C) Transplant maintenance therapy
D) All of the above

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Question 3

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Lipopolysaccharide in gram-negative bacteria and the lipoteichoic acid and peptidoglycan in gram-positive bacteria cause which of the following to be released in the human body?

A) Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)
B) Interleukin (IL)-1
C) IL-6
D) All of the above

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