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Prostheses and Implants [E07.695]

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Heart Valve Prosthesis [E07.695.310]

Activities

Ethel MacConkey IF Host Defence and Neoplasia
Tutorial

Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia / Week 1

Objectives

Understand why coagulase-negative staphylococci rarely cause human disease, but commonly cause disease in the presence of prosthetic devices.
General Objectives

Host Defense and Neoplasia

Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to explain how skin forms an integral component of the immune system and the consequences of breaches in this barrier. They will be able to describe the composition of normal host flora, the classification of bacteria and explain how these bacteria can lead to infections, such as those at surgical sites, especially when facilitated by the presence of prosthetic material.
Global Objectives

Part 5 / Integration Foundation / Host Defense and Neoplasia

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Equipment and Supplies [E07]

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8

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