An isolate from a corneal infection had the following culture results: white cottony colony at 2 days on SAB, rose colored at 6 days on SAB, slide culture=slender shaped micro and macroconidia. The most likely organism is:

An 18 year old female was seen by her physician for fever, lethargy, and arthritis.  On physical examination, a red rash was identified.  Which of the following is best to identify the agent of this rash illness?

The first step in polymerase chain reaction is:

Soft cheese imported from Mexico was implicated as the source in an outbreak of meningitis that occurred among attendees of a large company picnic. Gram-positive, nonspore forming, motile, coccobacilli were isolated from the cheese that had been stored in the cold. The organism most likely responsible for this outbreak is:

An isolate from an immunosuppressed patient’s CSF growing on cornmeal agar produces the following structures: contains blastospores, no pseudohyphae, arthrospores, or chlamydospores.  What tests should be performed next?

A helminth egg is described as having terminal polar plugs.  The most likely helminth is:

Which of the following stains is used to visualized fungal structures in tease preparations and slide cultures?

Which statement is true concerning the differentiation of Group B Strep and Listeria?

Match the image of the microscopic fungal features to the correct genus.

What is the basis of the PCR for HIV detection?