A 23-year-old woman has had fever, hypotension, and disseminated intravascular coagulation for 24 hours. She has a histo
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2022 7:50 am
A 23-year-old woman has had fever, hypotension, and disseminated intravascular coagulation for 24 hours. She has a history of splenectomy following trauma. Which of the following bacteria is the most likely cause of this overwhelming sepsis?
A. Escherichia coli
B. Usteria monocytogenes
C. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
D. Staphylococcus aureus
E. Streptococcus pneumoniae
A. Escherichia coli
B. Usteria monocytogenes
C. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
D. Staphylococcus aureus
E. Streptococcus pneumoniae