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A reactive result was obtained when a Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test was performed on a patient’s serum.  The technologist should now:

Ehrlichia chaffeensis is the agent of:

The presumptive tests used for identification of Pseudomonas species are:

The main purpose of the KOH test is to:

The purpose of palladium in the anaerobic jar is:

The preferred laboratory method for diagnosing relapsing fever is:

A laboratory professional determines that there are an average of five AFB per every 100 microscopic fields while using the carbolfuchsin stain.  This would be reported as:

Which reaction is not correct for M. tuberculosis?

A 65-year-old male has developed an abdominal abscess following surgery for a bowel resection.  The specimen is sent to the laboratory and the gram stain shows many pleomorphic gram negative bacilli.  Based on this information, which of the following are possible genera?

Rickettsia and Ehrlichia species all: