Microbiology for Surgical Technologists (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781111306663
Author: Margaret Rodriguez, Paul Price
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 15, Problem 4UTM
Danielle, a CST at an inner city hospital, is advised of an add-on case of diagnostic laparoscopy for lower abdominal pain in a 28-year-old female. As the surgeon inspected the peritoneal cavity, she found that the appendix was normal; however, there were numerous adhesions involving the adnexal structures.
How did the patient likely become infected initially?
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