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moongchi

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A catalase-negative, alpha-hemolytic, gram-positive coccus that is resistant to ethyl hydrocupriene is usually considered
 
  A) a pathogen in an expectorated sputum specimen.
  B) a common urinary pathogen.
  C) a member of the normal upper respiratory flora.
  D) the causative agent of non-suppurative sequelae.

Question 2

The virulence factor most often associated with catalase-negative, gram-positive cocci that are bile soluble is
 
  A) hyaluronidase. B) streptolysin S.
  C) vancomycin resistance. D) capsule production.



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Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

D



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