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bronchopneumonia - sao - ArchivalUser - 09-14-2006
A 25 year old female medical student presents with a 38.5C fever, malaise, headache, and cough. She has been ill for 3 weeks. When asked to produce a sputum sample, she cannot. Chest X-ray reveals patchy bronchopneumonia. A cold agglutinin test was positive. Damage to the respiratory tract in this case is most likely being caused by:
A) Tracheal cytotoxin (TCT)
B) Hydrogen peroxide
C) Peptidoglycan
D) Lipopolysaccharide
E) Mycolic acid
0 - ArchivalUser - 09-14-2006
b...?free radicals of myc pneum?
0 - ArchivalUser - 09-14-2006
BBBB
0 - ArchivalUser - 09-14-2006
yes b
0 - ArchivalUser - 09-14-2006
Can u explain guys ...don't get it.
Thx
0 - ArchivalUser - 09-14-2006
explaination plz. why not pgn since its a gram positive bact.