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If a pinpoint colony on blood agar after 24 hours of incubat…

If a pinpoint colony on blood agar after 24 hours of incubation is isolated, and if the colony is oxidase-, urease-, and indole-negative, and also exhibits bipolar staining on Gram stain, then the suspect bioterror agent is most likely:

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A positive Simmons citrate test is seen as a:

A positive Simmons citrate test is seen as a:

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Mycobacteria stained by the Ziehl-Neelsen or Kinyoun methods…

Mycobacteria stained by the Ziehl-Neelsen or Kinyoun methods with methylene blue counterstain are seen microscopically as:

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Which of the following is the best technique to identify Die…

Which of the following is the best technique to identify Dientamoeba fragilis (a parasite) in stool?

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“Clue cells” are seen on a smear of vaginal discharge obtain…

“Clue cells” are seen on a smear of vaginal discharge obtained from an 18-year old female ER patient. This finding, along with a fishy odor (amine) after the addition of 10% KOH, suggests bacterial vaginosis caused by which organism?

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An anaerobic medium, LKV blood agar, is for this purpose:

An anaerobic medium, LKV blood agar, is for this purpose:

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Patients receiving lipid-supplemented parenteral nutrition a…

Patients receiving lipid-supplemented parenteral nutrition are at risk for developing fungemia caused by which organism?

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What concentration of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) is used to pre…

What concentration of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) is used to prepare a working decontamination solution for the processing of not normally sterile specimens for mycobacteria?

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The salt tolerance test (6.5%) salt broth is used to presump…

The salt tolerance test (6.5%) salt broth is used to presumptively identify:

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The microbiologist receives a sputum specimen that upon prel…

The microbiologist receives a sputum specimen that upon preliminary Gram staining review of direct smear, contains numerous squamous epithelial cells and an excessive amount of contaminating normal flora. Based on the microbiologist’s knowledge, the microbiologist rejects the specimen and requests a new sample. The physician insists that the microbiologist culture the sample as received. The microbiologist should:

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