A slaughterhouse worker accidentally cut her finger while pr…

A slaughterhouse worker accidentally cut her finger while preparing pork products. She developed a painful, localized, purple-ish/red lesion. A culture from her wound grew Gram positive pleomorphic bacilli on BAP. The organism was non-motile, catalase negative and produced a small amount of H2S in a TSI slant. The most likely cause of her infection is:

A penile discharge is submitted to the microbiology labortor…

A penile discharge is submitted to the microbiology labortory for Gram stain. Upon examination of the Gram stain, you observe many PMN’s and Gram- negative diplococci. Further examination demonstrates that in several fields the diplococci are found intracellularly within PMN’s. Your report to the physician will consist of: