It is a very busy shift in the Microbiology lab and the specimens are piling up, waiting to be processed. Which specimen type would have first priority (to be set up first) over the others? 

What is the correct order of reagents when performing a gram stain? A: Safranin, Aceton-Alcohol, Iodine, Crystal Violet B: Crystal Violet, Acetone-Alcohol, Safranin, Iodine C: Iodine, Crystal Violet, Acetone-Alcohol, Safranin D: Crystal Violet, Iodine, Acetone-Alcohol, Safranin

This commonly employed method identifies bacterial colonies using latex beads coated with antibodies to antigens of specific bacteria. One example is the S. aureus test demonstrated in student lab this week.

Select the specimen type which would not have a direct gram stain performed:

Boric acid is used in the clinical microbiology lab as a(n):

Which of the following antimicrobials is not a beta lactam drug?

What would be the MIC for this drug tested using the E-test strip?

A technologist gram stains a colony growing on blood agar that is suspected to be Staphylococcus spp.  When the gram stain is read, gram negative cocci are noted. Describe a reason why this could have happened (more than 1 reason can be correct)!

Evaluate the gram stain shown.  Which genus do the results suggest?

Select the choice which is not true regarding the HACEK group: