Intracellular inclusions were found in epithelial cells from the urine of an infant who was admitted with symptoms of low birth weight, jaundice, and neurologic defects. The most likely clinical diagnosis in this case would be

“Clue cells” seen in a malodorous vaginal discharge are associated with a diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis; vaginal culture typically shows a predominance of

Specimens for viral isolation

Sodium polyanetholsulfonate is added to blood culture media to

Which one of the following drugs is not considered as primary antimycobacteria therapy?

The following are reported on a given work day:1. Observation of AFB organisms on direct smear of a sputum2. Identification of Neisseria gonorrhoeae from a genital specimen of a female outpatient3. Positive findings of Entamoeba histolytica trophozoites and cyst forms4. Oxacillin resistance noted in a Staphylococcus aureus isolate from an inpatientAll require what additional step?

A nonhemolytic streptococcus that has been isolated from an ear culture grows up to the edge of a Bacitracin disc. Which of the following test would help to determine if the organism was an Enterococcus species

It is important to differentiate between Enterococcus and Group D Streptococci because 

The mycobacterial isolated most closely associated with enteric infections in patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome would be

Members of the family Enterobacteriaceae share which of the following traits