Please refer to the information below for questions #116 thr…
Please refer to the information below for questions #116 through #120. A cervical swab from a pregnant 20-year-old female at 36 weeks gestation is received in the laboratory. The swab is planted to primary isolation media. The following are observed after an appropriate incubation period: · Blood agar: 1+ normal genital flora· Chocolate agar: 1+ normal genital flora; 3+ medium cream-greys· Thayer Martin: 2+ small cream-greys Upon further testing, the colony suggestive of a pathogen is found to be β-lactamase positive. Which of the following would not be considered normal flora in this patient?