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Characteristics of the HACEK group of bacteria include

Bacteria that are glucose oxidizers in Hugh-Leifson (H-L) O-F medium produce an alkaline/no change reaction in Triple sugar iron (TSI) because

Which of the following diseases is most likely to be acquired from a hot tub or whirlpool?

The specimen of choice for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is

the persistence of which marker is the best evidence of chronic HBV infection

Stock cultures needed for quality control for oxidase production are

A gram negative bacillus was isolated from the cerebrospinal fluid of an infant with a CSF shunt. The organism produced NLF mucoid colonies on MacConkey agar, oxidase positive, and gave the following biochemical results: TSI agar: K/K, gas neg, H 2S neg PAD: neg, Indole: neg, Motility: pos Cetrimide: pos, Citrate: pos The most probable identity of this organism is

A catalase-negative nonhemolytic gram-positive coccus isolated from a urine specimen from a 62 year old male hydrolyzes bile esculin and grows in the presence of 6.5% NaCl. This isolate could be

A patient complaining of sharp back pains suspected of having cholecystitis is taken to surgery. The infected gallbladder is removed and exudates from the gallbladder are sent to the laboratory for culture. In an infected gallbladder, which of the following organisms would you attempt to recover?

Anti-phospholipid antibodies associated with autoimmune disorders tend to have immunoglobulin IgG that belongs to which of the following subclasses