Presence of this HBV serologic marker indicates a person is highly infectious:
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Pus from a draining fistula on a foot was submitted for cult…
Pus from a draining fistula on a foot was submitted for culture. The pus contained small, yellowish, oval granules. The culture grew a cottony, white mold that turned gray with a black reverse. Microscopically, the organism demonstrated hyaline septate hyphae with long and short conidiophores with single pear-shaped conidia. The most likely identification is (M60-20, 21; Level 3)?
A patient who had mumps, measles, rubella, and chicken pox d…
A patient who had mumps, measles, rubella, and chicken pox developed an extremely painful set of vesicular lesions on the left side of their face. The lesions began as a rash which developed into blisters that crusted over before healing. This patient has most likely developed a secondary infection caused by which of the following viruses (M66-6, 7, 13; Level 3)?
A clear liquid diet would include:
A clear liquid diet would include:
Which of the following is the specimen of choice for detecti…
Which of the following is the specimen of choice for detecting CMV (M66-5; Level 2):
A gardener develops a brown patch of skin in the center of t…
A gardener develops a brown patch of skin in the center of the palms of his hands. He has treated them with a variety of over the counter medicine but it does not go away. When the itching becomes worse he seeks medical advice. He is diagnosed with tinea nigra. What is the causative agent of this infection (M61-18, 21; Level 2)?
Several children at a summer camp have lesions on their feet…
Several children at a summer camp have lesions on their feet along with infected toe and finger nails. The organism has an olive/brown surface with a yellow periphery and a pale yellow reverse. Microscopically, smooth 2-4 celled club-shaped macroconidia and no microconidia are observed. This organism is most likely (M59-17, 21; Level 3):
The fecal-oral route of transmission is commonly associated…
The fecal-oral route of transmission is commonly associated with which virus(es) (M66-5, 15; Level 2): hepatitis A virus rubella virus hepatitis E virus hepatitis D virus
A microbiologist is reading a sputum culture and notices tha…
A microbiologist is reading a sputum culture and notices that there is no growth on the sheep blood and MacConkey agars, but there is growth on the chocolate plate. The colonies on the plate are translucent, moist, smooth, and convex, with a mousy odor. The dALA test was negative. What is the most likely identification of the organism (M32-30; Level 3)?
The following describes a chromoblastomycosis infection:
The following describes a chromoblastomycosis infection: