« previous next »

Author Question: A slow-growing, acid-fast bacillus provides the following reactions: Niacin: no color change ... (Read 138 times)

Yolanda

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 757
on: Jun 25, 2018
A slow-growing, acid-fast bacillus provides the following reactions:
 
  Niacin: no color change Pigment: no pigment when grown in dark or light
   Nitrate: no color change Urease: no color change
   Semi-quantitative catalase: 25 mm Arylsulfatase: no color change
   Pyrazinamidase: pink Tellurite:  black precipitate
  Which of the following patient history/specimen types was the original source for this organism?
  A) Skin lesion from a 39-year-old female who owns a tropical fish store
  B) Sputum from an 18-year-old female illegal alien from Mexico
  C) Stool from a 44-year-old male with HIV
  D) Lymph node from a 4-month-old male after receiving the BCG vaccine

Question 2

The key to the successful use of bacteriostatic antibiotic in treating an infection is
 
  A) the compliance of the patient. B) its mode of administration.
  C) an immunocompetent state. D) its spectrum of activity.


fatboyy09

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 358
Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

C


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question

Yolanda

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 757
Reply #2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Correct answers!


fatboyy09

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 358
Reply #3 on: Jun 25, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


« previous next »
 

Did you know?

In 1885, the Lloyd Manufacturing Company of Albany, New York, promoted and sold "Cocaine Toothache Drops" at 15 cents per bottle! In 1914, the Harrison Narcotic Act brought the sale and distribution of this drug under federal control.

Did you know?

Only 12 hours after an egg cell is fertilized by a sperm cell, the egg cell starts to divide. As it continues to divide, it moves along the fallopian tube toward the uterus at about 1 inch per day.

Did you know?

Illness; diuretics; laxative abuse; hot weather; exercise; sweating; caffeine; alcoholic beverages; starvation diets; inadequate carbohydrate consumption; and diets high in protein, salt, or fiber can cause people to become dehydrated.

Did you know?

Anesthesia awareness is a potentially disturbing adverse effect wherein patients who have been paralyzed with muscle relaxants may awaken. They may be aware of their surroundings but unable to communicate or move. Neurologic monitoring equipment that helps to more closely check the patient's anesthesia stages is now available to avoid the occurrence of anesthesia awareness.

Did you know?

Parkinson's disease is both chronic and progressive. This means that it persists over a long period of time and that its symptoms grow worse over time.

Conversion of pyruvate to acetyl CoA, the junction between glycolysis and the citric acid cycle. Conversion of pyruvate to acetyl CoA, the junction between glycolysis and the citric acid cycle.
Ketone structure and Acetoacetic acid Ketone structure and Acetoacetic acid
Major biosynthetic roles of some citric acid cycle intermediates Major biosynthetic roles of some citric acid cycle intermediates
Language and Color Perception Language and Color Perception
Segregation of alleles for seed color Segregation of alleles for seed color
Video: What is an ecosystem?

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library