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Koch's postulates help identify a causative agent of a particular disease. Which postulates could we satisfy in this clinical case? Select all that apply. (NCLEX-HESI-TEAS Style)

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Koch's postulates help identify a causative agent of a particular disease. Which postulates could we satisfy in this clinical case? Select all that apply. (NCLEX-HESI-TEAS Style)

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Answer:

We can satisfy all Koch's postulates in this clinical case.

Step-by-step explanation:

Regardless of the case, all Koch's postulates must be performed in order to establish a casual relationship between a pathogen and a particular disease. In this case, we can say that no postulates should be used separately, or in groups, but all must be used in order to determine the pathogen.

Koch's postulates are:

1. The microorganism must be found in abundance in all organisms suffering from the disease, but should not be found in healthy organisms.
2. The microorganism must be isolated from a diseased organism and grown in pure culture.
3. The cultured microorganism should cause disease when introduced into a healthy organism.
4. The microorganism must be reisolated from the inoculated, diseased experimental host and identified as being identical to the original specific causative agent.