Sheep Blood agar is “stabbed” when inoculating bacteria to enhance hemolysis caused by:

Viridans streptococci can be differentiated from Streptococcus pneumoniae by

Which factor would not attribute to the pathogenicity of S. aureus, as well as the frequency with which this organism produces infections?

Vancomycin is generally suppressed and not reported on commercial AST panels for the following organism due to intrinsic low-level resistance

Isolates of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus from urinary tract infections can be presumptively identified as S. saprophyticus on the basis of its:

The Gram stain from a blood culture shows Gram-positive cocci in chains. No growth occurs on blood agar plates incubated both aerobically and anaerobically. The organism could possibly be

The most frequent agent of nosocomial bacteremia is:

Which virulent and important human pathogen can also be recovered from the nares, perineum, and other skin sites of healthy people, especially in the hospital setting?

Javier is married to Maria and they have two children Jose and Alejandra.  Javier created a will that leaves everything to Maria.  If Maria predeceases him, his estate will go to Jose and Alejandra.  Javier dies and Maria is still alive.   What is the amount of Javier’s gross estate? Asset Value Title House $ Tenancy in common Javier and Maria Life Insurance on Javier’s life with Javier as owner and insured $ death benefit $ cash value Beneficiaries:  Maria 50%, Jose 25%, Alejandra 25% Checking account in Javier’s name  $ Sole ownership Life Insurance with Javier as owner and Maria as insured $ death benefit $ cash value Beneficiaries:  Javier 50%, Jose 25%, Alejandra 25% Checking account in Javier and Maria’s name $ Joint tenancy with rights of survivorship

The most common way for drug molecules to be deactivated is by