Author Question: The enzyme-linked virus inducible system (ELVIS) identifies herpes simplex virus based on the ... (Read 130 times)

bcretired · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

The enzyme-linked virus inducible system (ELVIS) identifies herpes simplex virus based on the presence of blue cells in a monolayer. This is an example of

A) cryopreserved cells. B) transgenic cells.
C) co-cultured cells. D) shell vial cells.

Question 2

An intravenous catheter is removed from an 83-year-old male hospitalized with cancer and sent to the laboratory for culture. The tip is rolled across the surface of a sheep blood agar.

At 24 hours incubation, 20 colonies of white, gamma-hemolytic, gram-positive cocci are isolated. The organism proved to be catalase positive and tube coagulase negative. This organism
A) is a skin contaminant.
B) is considered a critical value and should be reported STAT.
C) indicates a catheter-related infection.
D) cannot be assessed without the results of a blood culture drawn at the same time.