A medium sized, beta hemolytic, GPC was isolated from a woun…
A medium sized, beta hemolytic, GPC was isolated from a wound. Tests indicate it was catalase positive, slide coagulase negative, tube coagulase positive, and grew up to the edge of the cefoxitin disk. What should be reported to the physician (M13-2, 3, 4; Level 3)?
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An elderly patient with pneumonia on a ventilator produces a gelatinous dark red sputum sample from which an encapsulated gram-negative rod is isolated. The organism is non-motile, VP positive, and produces an A/A reaction on TSI with gas. This organism is most likely:
Read DetailsA culture is taken from a nodule near a puncture wound on a…
A culture is taken from a nodule near a puncture wound on a gardener’s forearm. A mold at room temp showed septate hyphae with a daisy-flower conidia arrangement. At 37°C this culture produced cigar-shaped yeast. This organism is most likely (M60-10, 15, 17, 21; Level 3):
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