Patients in both extended care facilities and home care settings are frequently immunosuppressed by disease or therapy and often need intravascular or other device-related care. The microbes identified in these patients are often opportunistic pathogens and include all the following, except

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Neisseria meningitis is not typically considered an opportunistic pathogen and is instead associated with contagious bacterial infections such as meningococcal disease. The other three options (Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Candida, and Acinetobacter) are commonly identified as opportunistic pathogens in immunosuppressed patients.

Patients in Both Extended Care Facilities and Home Care Settings