A gray-white colony displaying subtle beta-hemolysis is isolated from a cerebrospinal fluid. The organism is a gram-positive rod that is catalase positive, motile at room temperature, and esculin positive.
Which patient history is most likely associated with this culture?
A) 45-year-old female weaver
B) 2-day-old infant male delivered at 32 weeks gestation
C) 58-year-old cattle farmer
D) 33-year-old female with recent dental surgery
Question 2
Which of the following genital organisms is not considered a national level reportable genital pathogen on isolation or detection?
A) Hepatitis A B) Candida albicans
C) Listeria monocytogenes D) Haemophilus ducreyi