An organism that will grow on a CHOC plate but not on any other plate would be considered:

This organism has been implicated in urinary tract infections in young, sexually active women, is catalase positive, coagulase negative and resistant to novobiocin.

An antibiogram used at an acute care system in Chicago, IL will be identical to an antibiogram used in a rural, extended care facility in North Dakota.

Counties surrounding your area are seeing an uptick in measles cases in children. This is important for the microbiology lab because

This is an example of a vector-borne disease because the virus is transmitted through mosquitoes.

This true fungal pathogen is endemic in the Mississippi and Ohio river basins and can cause Gilchrist disease.

All of the following are common problems associated with using serologic methods to diagnose viral infections except:

During what step in viral replication is the genome released from the capsid?

Cellular immunity uses B cells and humoral immunity uses antibodies.

The blood transports more CO2 in the form of__________ than in any other form.