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 24, Problem 6R
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Diagnosis of pneumonia is not the sufficient information to begin treatment with antimicrobial agents.
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Pneumonia is caused by various microbes, such as bacteria, virus, and
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Ch. 24 - DRAW IT Show the locations of the following...Ch. 24 - Compare and contrast mycoplasmal pneumonia and...Ch. 24 - Prob. 3RCh. 24 - Complete the following table.Ch. 24 - Under what conditions can the saprophytes...Ch. 24 - Prob. 6RCh. 24 - List the causative agent, mode of transmission,...Ch. 24 - Prob. 8RCh. 24 - Prob. 9RCh. 24 - Prob. 10R
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