A post-vasectomy sample is received into the lab. You mix th…
A post-vasectomy sample is received into the lab. You mix the sample well and place a drop of specimen on a slide. After covering it with a coverslip, you examine it under the microscope. No sperm are seen on the slide. What is the next step?
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In the lab, the specimen is Gram-stained and inoculated onto blood agar. Microscopic analysis of the slide reveals Gram-positive cocci arranged in grapelike clusters, while the blood agar produces round, creamy colonies with clear areas of hemolysis. Which of the following would be the most likely causative organism?
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