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A 43-yeаr оld femаle pаtient cоmplains оf a very sore throat. The throat swab that is submitted for routine culture grows a variety of diphtheroids; alpha, beta, and non-hemolytic streptococci; staphylococci, and Neisseria. The next step is to (M14-1, 3; Level 3):