Microbiology for Surgical Technologists (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Margaret Rodriguez, Paul Price
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A dilatation and curettage (D&C) for missed AB (missed abortion is the technical term for miscarriage) is on the OR schedule. Danny, a CST, finished setting up and went to the preoperative care unit (PCU) to help the circulating nurse bring the patient back to the OR. The young woman was tearful and said she had been told the 16-week fetus had been infected with a
To which parasite was she likely exposed?
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