36. A sputum from a patient with pneumonia produced many col…
36. A sputum from a patient with pneumonia produced many colonies of gram-negative diplococci on a chocolate plate that were also present in fewer numbers on MTM after 48 hours. Given the results below, what is the most likely identification? Catalase = + Oxidase = + DNase = + Tributyrin hydrolysis = + Glucose = negative Sucrose = negative Lactose = negative Maltose = negative Fructose = negative Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis Neisseria flavescens Neisseria sicca Neisseria elongata
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41. Staphylococcus aureus recovered from a wound culture gave the following antibiotic sensitivity pattern by the standardized Kirby-Bauer method (S = sensitive; R = resistant): Penicillin = R Cefoxitin = R Ampicillin = S (moderate) Methicillin = R Cephalothin = R Vancomycin = S (moderate) Which is the drug of choice for treating this infection? penicillin cephalothin ampicillin vancomycin
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