All the following methods are used by the laboratory to diagnose viral infections except:

In this type of antimicrobial susceptibility test, a 0.5 McFarland standardized suspension of bacteria is swabbed over the surface of a Mueller-Hinton agar plate, and paper disks containing single concentrations of each antimicrobial agent are placed onto the inoculated surface. What is the name of this test?

Antibiotic mechanisms of action target all the following except:

Penicillins, cephalosporins, monobactams, and carbapenems all have what ring in their structure that is responsible for inhibiting the transpeptidation reaction, resulting in bacterial lysis and cell death?

Vaccines are available for all of the following except:

Which of the following organisms is considered a critical results and requires a phone call to the provider?

Which biosafety level is reserved for the most dangerous pathogens?

A microbiologist is looking at a set of plates from a seriously ill patient. The Blood Agar Plate (BAP) plate shows small, nonhemolytic colonies. On MacConkey, these organisms grow as a small, nonlactose fermenter. On Gram stain, this organism is a bipolar, “safety-pin” staining, plump gram-negative rod. What is the most probable organism?

Abusers of which drug often suffer from heart and lung abnormalities, vein scarring, malnutrition, hepatitis, and skin infections?

______ hats are considered to be ethical hackers who try to improve security systems by successfully hacking them, while being careful not to harm anyone in the process.