Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780134605180
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case, Derek Weber, Warner Bair
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 21, Problem 4MCQ
A 12-year-old boy had a fever, rash, headaches, sore throat, and cough. He also had a macular rash on his trunk, face, and arms. A throat culture was negative for Streptococcus pyogenes.
4. All of the following are complications of this disease except
- a. middle ear infections.
- b. pneumonia.
- c. birth defects.
- d. encephalitis.
- e. All are complications of this disease.
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