Microbiology: An Introduction
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ISBN: 9780321733603
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
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Chapter 23, Problem 4CAE
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Six peoples stayed in a cabin overnight developed fever in the month of August and September, two recovered without treatment , three recovered with tetacycline therapy but one patient admittted in hospital with septic shock.
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Microbiology: An Introduction
Ch. 23 - Identify the portals of entry for Trypanosoma...Ch. 23 - Prob. 2RCh. 23 - Prob. 3RCh. 23 - Complete the following table.Ch. 23 - Complete the following table.Ch. 23 - Prob. 6RCh. 23 - Compare and contrast cat-scratch disease and...Ch. 23 - Prob. 8RCh. 23 - Prob. 9RCh. 23 - Prob. 10R
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