Bacteremia is the presence of bacteria in the blood with clinical signs and symptoms.

A college student is examined at the emergency department; he is disoriented with a fever, intense headache, stiff neck, vomiting, and sensitivity to light.  His friends say that he has been sick for about 2 days and that his condition worsened over the last 3 hours.  The physician does a complete blood count (CBC) and electrolytes.  The electrolytes are normal

The following is seen on a BAP.  What is the presumptive organism identification? image00263924061.jpg

Which of the following organisms is responsible for impetigo?

BSL-3 organisms are those that:

What condition presents as a localized area of mildly painful erythema, warmth, and swelling of the skin with poorly demarcated margins?

Enterobacteriaceae is a single organism and can be reported as a pathogen.

[128^128 mod 7]? Alternatively, what is the remainder when 128 raised to 128 is divided by 7?

Which of the following encryption schemes does a ciphertext leak nothing about the key that was used?

True or false: CBC-mode encryption with PKCS #7 padding provides message integrity, as long as the receiver makes sure to verify the padding upon decryption.