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

Select the factors that would influence a pathogen’s susceptibility to a drug (please select all that apply).

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: