What is a characteristic of “diphtheroid” organisms?

Why is it important that we always provide antibiotics to patients with a Streptococcus pyogenes infection? Answer should reference characteristics specific to Streptococcus pyogenes.

Lice is best known as the vector for:

The lesion associated with Yersinia pestis infection is called:

Case Study 2:  Eight neonates were born at full-term and developed skin lesions predominantly in the perineum or periumbilical area or both within 10 days of birth. Seven were admitted to the hospital for administration of intravenous antibiotics.  The babies were found to be born within a few days of each other at the same 100-bed hospital and were all under the age of 14 days.  None of the mothers had any type of skin infection and nasal swabs on the mothers all tested negative for Staph and Strep.  Cultures from each of the neonates contained gram-positive cocci in clusters that were catalase positive.  Nasal swabs were collected from all healthcare workers in the maternity ward and also tested negative for Staph and Strep.  One of the healthcare workers had a chronic dermatitis condition that, when cultured, tested for the same organism and susceptibility pattern as the neonates.  Case Study 2 Question 4:  What can be done to contain the outbreak of infection?

Identify the false statement.

Neisseria meningitidis is found in the upper respiratory tract of 5% to 15% of healthy humans. In people who have had their spleens removed, there is an increased incidence of the organism causing a potentially fatal form of meningitis. This infection in a splenectomized patient would be categorized as:

Case Study 3: Answer the following questions based upon the following clinical microbiology report: DATE: 10/25/2008  21:22:13                                          bioMerieux Vitek 2 Lab Report PATIENT NAME: HARRIET MORGAN PATIENT ID00000000 SEX: F DOB: 01/01/1931 AGE: 81Y ROUTINE CULTURE  SPECIMEN: URINE  COLONY COUNT= >100,000 CFU/ML ISOLATE: STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS  SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST DRUG MIC(mcg/ml) INTERPRETATION ROUTE/DOSAGE AMPICILLIN  >=16 R PO/IV250-500MGQ6H CIPROFLOXACIN >=4 R IM/IV0.5-1.0GMQ8H ERYTHROMYCIN >=8 R PO250-500MGQ6H GENTAMICIN =8 R PO400MGQ12H PENICILLIN G >=16 R IV2.0-3.0GMQ4-6H RIFAMPIN

Jane Doe was admitted to the hospital for minor surgery. During the course of her prolonged stay, she developed pneumonia with fever and a productive cough. This infection was considered ______________. 

Which of the following is a mechanism to slow the development of resistant organisms?