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crobinson2013

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A 77-year-old male is experiencing urinary frequency and an increased need to void at night. His physician suspects a urinary tract infection and has the patient submit urine for culture.
 
  If the urine culture demonstrates bacterial growth, how will the microbiology laboratory define a urinary tract infection for this individual?
  A) A pooled 24 clean catch voided urine with >100,000 CFU/mL of one bacterial species
  B) A single catheterized urine with >103 CFU/mL of one bacterial species
  C) Two consecutive clean catch voided urines with >100,000 CFU/mL of one bacterial species
  D) A single clean catch voided urine with >105 organisms/mL of one bacterial species

Question 2

Infections of indwelling devices, such as intravenous catheters, are often caused by catalase-positive, gram-positive cocci that are
 
  A) coagulase negative and novobiocin susceptible.
  B) coagulase negative and novobiocin resistant.
  C) caogulase positive and thermonuclease positive.
  D) coagulase positive and thermonuclease negative.


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AngeliqueG

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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

A


crobinson2013

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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Gracias!

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:D TYSM

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