Which of the following is a solid culture media option for growing Mycobacteria?

Which organism can cause gastroenteritis with “rice-water stools”?

After eating chicken at a neighborhood BBQ, a man experiences abdominal pain, cramping, and diarrhea. He seeks help at his local hospital, where a stool culture is performed. A potential pathogen with the following gram stain is isolated. What is the most likely organism?     image001638f9f16.gif

This organism is considered an obligate, intracellular parasite, and has two forms; an elementary body and a reticulate body.

Which organism produces urease to breakdown urea to ammonia, neutralizes the stomach pH, and causes ulcers?

Which parasite causes pinworm?

A pregnant patient is screen for Group B Streptococcus (GBS) at 36 weeks gestation. A vaginal swab is collected and cultured in Todd-Hewett broth with antibiotics. The broth is subcultured to a BAP after 24 hours of incubation. No GBS are seen on the subculture and the results are reported as negative. The patient later delivers an infant with early onset GBS disease. What is the most likely reason for the negative GBS culture?

Which of the following organisms does not require susceptibility testing to the antimicrobial indicated when isolated from a clinically significant source?

Gram stain examination from a blood culture bottle shows dark blue, spherical organisms in clusters. Growth on BAP shows small, round, yellow to cream colonies. Further testing should include:

Which organism is the causative agent of the bubonic plague?