Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (4th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321918550
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 21, Problem 2CT
An epidemiologist notices a statistical difference in the fatality rates between cases or Gram-positive bacteremia treated with antimicrobial drugs and treated cases of Gram-negative bacteremia–that is, patients with Gram-positive bacteremia are much more likely to respond to treatment and survive. Explain one reason why this might be so.
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Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (4th Edition)
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