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:

This image is from a urine culture of a mid-stream clean catch urine specimen from a 22 year-old female. What would be the next steps in the work-up?

Scarlet fever is caused by:

These images are from the culture of an expectorated sputum specimen from a 67 year old patient suffering from symptoms of pneumonia (BAP on the left, CHOC on the right, MAC showed no growth). What are the next steps in working up this culture?

Acinetobacter species are similar to other Neissericaceae with the notable exception that Acinetobacter are:

Gram positive cocci in clusters and tetrads were seen in a gram stain from a blood culture bottle after 4 days of incubation. The catalase test was positive. What should be done next?

The play “Miss Julie” is an example of what acting style?

True of False, all acting theories are a search for “The Truth.”

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:

A significant colony count was obtained from the urine culture of an 86 year-old woman. The organism was colorless on MAC and an API 20E was inoculated. Given these reactions, what is the most likely cause of this UTI? (Note: TDA positive is the same as PAD positive).