1. Three patients in a large hospital acquired infection ofpseudomonas cepacia during their stay. All these patients receivedcryoprecipitate, which is prepared from blood that has been frozenin a standard plastic blood transfer pack. The transfer pack isthen placed in a water bath to thaw. What is the probable origin ofthe nosocomial infections? What characteristics of Pseudomonaswould allow it to be involved in this type ofinfection?

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