A patient develops a nosocomial surgical wound infection. Which organism does the nurse recognize as being most likely the cause of the nosocomial infection?
a. Campylobacter
b. Salmonella
c. Staphylococcus aureus
d. Shigella
ANS: C
Staphylococcus aureus is the most common pathogen causing nosocomial surgical wound infections and nosocomial septicemia.
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