Microbiology: A Systems Approach
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ISBN: 9780073402437
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 23.4, Problem 13AYP
Identify the most important risk group for group B Streptococcus infection, and discuss why these infections are so dangerous in this population.
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Ch. 23.1 - Draw or describe the anatomical features of the...Ch. 23.1 - List the natural defenses present in the...Ch. 23.2 - Prob. 3AYPCh. 23.2 - Prob. 4AYPCh. 23.3 - List the possible causative agents for each type...Ch. 23.3 - List the possible causative agents for each type...Ch. 23.4 - Prob. 2CFCh. 23.4 - Prob. 7AYPCh. 23.4 - Prob. 8AYPCh. 23.4 - Prob. 9AYP
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