Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (5th Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780134477206
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 24, Problem 3SA
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To determine:
The structure of Neisseria gonorrhoeae that allows it to attach to sperm cells and travel up the uterine tubes to produce pelvic inflammatory disease.
Concept introduction:
Neisseria gonorrhoeae is also termed as Gonococcus. It is a gram-negative diplococcus bacterium, which was isolated by Albert Neisser in
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Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (5th Edition)
Ch. 24 - Why are newborn girls less likely to contract...Ch. 24 - Why does insertion of a urinary catheter increase...Ch. 24 - Why does Candida albicans, which is a member of...Ch. 24 - Prob. 4TMWCh. 24 - Prob. 1CCSCh. 24 - Why is erythromycin substituted for tetracycline...Ch. 24 - Prob. 2CCSCh. 24 - Prob. 6TMWCh. 24 - Prob. 3CCSCh. 24 - Prob. 7TMW
Ch. 24 - The functional unit of a kidney is the ________....Ch. 24 - Prob. 2MCCh. 24 - Prob. 3MCCh. 24 - Prob. 4MCCh. 24 - Prob. 5MCCh. 24 - Prob. 6MCCh. 24 - Prob. 7MCCh. 24 - Prob. 8MCCh. 24 - Prob. 9MCCh. 24 - Which of the following statements concerning...Ch. 24 - Match the term with its description. 1. ____...Ch. 24 - Prob. 2MCh. 24 - Prob. 1FIBCh. 24 - Prob. 2FIBCh. 24 - Prob. 3FIBCh. 24 - Prob. 4FIBCh. 24 - Prob. 5FIBCh. 24 - Prob. 6FIBCh. 24 - ____ Toxic shock syndrome is a sexually...Ch. 24 - Prob. 2MTFCh. 24 - Prob. 3MTFCh. 24 - __________ The symptoms of gonorrhea in women are...Ch. 24 - Prob. 5MTFCh. 24 - Prob. 6MTFCh. 24 - Prob. 7MTFCh. 24 - Prob. 8MTFCh. 24 - Prob. 9MTFCh. 24 - Prob. 10MTFCh. 24 - Prob. 11MTFCh. 24 - Prob. 1SACh. 24 - Prob. 2SACh. 24 - Prob. 3SACh. 24 - The Smith family gets cold sores regularly....Ch. 24 - Prob. 5SACh. 24 - Prob. 6SACh. 24 - Prob. 7SACh. 24 - Prob. 8SACh. 24 - Prob. 9SACh. 24 - Prob. 10SACh. 24 - Prob. 11SACh. 24 - Prob. 12SACh. 24 - Contrast vaginosis with vaginitis.Ch. 24 - Prob. 1VICh. 24 - Prob. 2VICh. 24 - Prob. 1CTCh. 24 - Some scientists think that syphilis is a New World...Ch. 24 - Prob. 3CTCh. 24 - Prob. 4CTCh. 24 - After a patient complains that his eyes are...Ch. 24 - Fifteen-year-old Dolores was embarrassed to talk...Ch. 24 - Prob. 7CTCh. 24 - Prob. 8CTCh. 24 - Prob. 1CM
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