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Patients with Indwelling Catheters (Long-Term Tubes Inserted into Body Orifices

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Patients with indwelling catheters (long-term tubes inserted into body orifices for drainage, such as through the urethra and into the urinary bladder) are susceptible to infections because


A) bacteria cause infections.
B) injected solutions are contaminated.
C) infections can be transmitted from other people.
D) their immune systems are weakened.
E) biofilms develop on catheters.

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