The most common portal of entry for bacteremia is:
a. the genitourinary tract.
b. the respiratory tract.
c. an abscess.
d. the biliary tract.
A
The most common portals of entry for bacteremia are the genitourinary tract (25%), respiratory tract (20%), abscesses (10%), surgical wound infections (5%), biliary tract (5%), miscellaneous sites (10%), and uncertain sites (25%).
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