A patient hospitalized for heart surgery was fitted with an intravenous catheter to deliver fluid therapy. One day after

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A patient hospitalized for heart surgery was fitted with an intravenous catheter to deliver fluid therapy. One day after

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A patient hospitalized for heart surgery was fitted with anintravenous catheter to deliver fluid therapy. One day afterinsertion of the catheter, the patient developed septicemia. Ablood sample was sent to the microbiology laboratory and aGram-negative, urease positive bacterium that swarmed on the agarplate was isolated. Which of the following is the causative agentfor this patient's condition?
a. Proteus mirabilis
b. Helicobacter pylori
c. Enterococcus faecalis
d. Klebsiella pneumonia
e. Salmonella typhimurium
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