Ixodes scapularis, the deer tick, is best known as the vector for:

Production of an unusually strong urease aids in the diagnosis of infection by:

You are responsible for setting up a microbiology lab in a makeshift hospital located in refugee camp in a third-world country. Given the many challenges faced by the lab, an automated analyzer to run susceptibility testing in out of the question.  Given you will have a staff of ten different individuals running the tests on any given day, what steps can you take to ensure that the results are accurate, reportable, and consistent?

Answer the following five questions (A, B, C, D, E) concerning non-fermenters.   B.   List two characteristics specific to this organism that make it so pathogenic?

All of the following describe syphilis EXCEPT:

Match the drug with its target.

Match the Bacillus species with the BEST description of its association.

The best places to collect samples for anaerobic culture are __________. Check all which apply.

Answer the following five questions (A, B, C, D, E) concerning non-fermenters.   A.  Which opportunistic non-fermenter discussed is the most commonly encountered and would most likely cause an infection?

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