Which gram-negative organism is particularly notorious for causing late-onset VAP with multidrug resistance?
AKlebsiella
BPseudomonas aeruginosa
CAcinetobacter
DStaphylococcus aureus
A study of nosocomial infections involving urinary catheters is performed. The study shows that the longer an indwelling urinary catheter remains, the higher the rate of symptomatic urinary tract infections (UTIs). Most of these infections are bacterial. Which of the following properties of these bacteria increase the risk for nosocomial UTIs?
AEnzyme elaboration
BBiofilm formation
CQuorum sensing
DExotoxin release
Hospital-acquired organisms include all except?
AAcinetobacter
BStaphylococcus
CStreptococcus
DPseudomonas
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