The requisition form should provide all the following information, except

Which antibiotic inhibits folate synthesis, providing the essential precursor molecule, pyridine thymidylate, needed in DNA synthesis?

A zone of inhibition is

In the microbiology laboratory, this instrument is routinely used to examine smears for structures that are too small to be seen with the unaided eye.

What is VRE?

What enables the microbiologist to select the correct media for primary culture and optimize the chance of isolating a pathogenic organism?

Why should health care workers wash their hands after coming into contact with a patient?

The β-lactam agents consist of all the following antibiotics, except

To assist the physician and the laboratory professional in interpreting sputum smears, all of the following local materials are quantitated, except

All of the following staphylococci are coagulase-positive, except