Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (4th Edition)

Published by Benjamin Cummings
ISBN 10: 032191855X
ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-855-0

Chapter 14 - Infection, Infectious Diseases, and Epidemiology - Questions For Review - Multiple Choice - Page 445: 14

Answer

d) endogenous infections

Work Step by Step

Endogenous infections are ones that are derived from normal microbiota that become opportunistic while in a hospital setting. As this patient's illness was directly related to the medication, his infection was endogenous.
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