In the clinical Microbiology laboratory, urine samples are usually plated onto which of the following media?

Of the following, which is the main reason that MAC plates are used to plate urine specimens?

Which of the following is NOT a common blood culture contaminant?

Brushing and flossing teeth causes which type of bacteremia?

Which of the following agents does NOT cause “food poisoning”? 

The TSIA reaction of Salmonella is:

The reason that multiple stool specimens over several days are collected is because:

When quantifying a urine culture that has been planted using a 0.001 calibrated loop, between 100 – 200 of one colony type is observed.  This would be reported out as:

This is a closed note, closed browser, closed book exam.   Any indication of academic integrity will be submitted to the Office of Academic Integrity. You are allowed to have a BLANK 8 x 10 white board.  You MUST show the front and back of the white board at the beginning and end of the quiz to verify that it is blank.  

The breath test for Helicobacter pylori measures CO2 from a persons breath.  The test is based on the organism’s ability to produce which enzyme?