A patient's susceptibility to Pseudomonas aeruginosa is increased by:

a. organ transplanta-tion. c. antibiotic therapy.
b. multiple myeloma. d. oncochemotherapy.


ANS: D
Organ transplantation increases a patient's susceptibility to toxoplasmosis. Multiple myeloma in-creases a patient's susceptibility to Haemophilus influenzae. Antibiotic therapy increases a pa-tient's susceptibility to Clostridium difficile. Oncochemotherapy increases a patient's susceptibil-ity to Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Candida.

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