Culture of a finger wound specimen from a meat packer produc…
Culture of a finger wound specimen from a meat packer produced short gram-positive bacilli on a BAP with no hemolysis. Given the following test results at 48 hours, what is the most likely identification? (Catalase= Neg; H2S/ TSI = positive; Motility (wet prep): Neg; Motility (media) = negative (bottle brush growth in stab culture).
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An ER doctor ordered a C&S on a catheterized urine specimen obtained from a 24 year old female patient. A colony count was done and gave the following results after 24 h: BAP: >100, 000 CFU/ml of gram pos cocci, in clustersMAC: no growthCNA: inhibited growthHemolysis: NegCatalase: PosNovobiocin: Resistant
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A 46 year old dog warden was admitted to the hospital with several puncture bite wounds encountered while wrangling with a stray dog. Culture at 48 hours produced small yellow colonies on 5% BAP and chocolate agars in 10% CO2, but no growth on MAC. Gram stain showed gram negative, curved fusiform rods. Colonies were oxidase and catalase positive. What is the most likely identification?
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