The nurse is caring for four clients, which of the following clients is at the highest risk for pressure skin injury?

A urine culture from a patient with a urinary tract infection yields a yeast that is germ tube negative, does not produce hyphae on cornmeal agar, is urease negative, and assimilates trehalose.  The most likely identification is (M62-21; Level 3):

The following is true of the CMV virus:

A prion is (MLecture-20; Level 2):

A microbiologist is reading a sputum culture and notices that there is no growth on the sheep blood and MacConkey agars, but there is growth on the chocolate plate. The colonies on the plate are translucent, moist, smooth, and convex, with a mousy odor. The dALA test was negative. What is the most likely identification of the organism (M32-30; Level 3)?

A young child arrives at the doctor’s office with significant fever and difficulty swallowing.  Physical assessment shows that the left side of the lower jaw is swollen and tender. The child has not been vaccinated due to the lack of medical insurance coverage. Which of the following viral diseases is the most likely cause of this condition (M66-13, 26; Level 3)?

Hepatitis D requires which of the following factors for infectivity (M66-15, 17; Level 3)?

Which of the following is a primary concern for maternal-fetal transfer?

The organism associated with a disease characterized by the presence of a pseudomembrane in the throat and the production of a potentially lethal exotoxin is (M16-3; Level 3):

An immunocompromised patient from the mid-west became severely anemic.  A bone marrow sample showed macrophages with numerous small oval yeast cells inside.  Lung tissue biopsy also showed alveolar macrophages with intracellular budding yeast.  Similar organisms were seen in biopsy samples of the spleen and liver.  The fungal culture demonstrated large macroconidia with finger-like projections.  The most likely organism involved is (M60-13, 15, 17, 21; Level 3):