Author Question: A pink colony on MAC grew from an abdominal wound. The biochemical reactions included: TSI A/A ... (Read 181 times)

nelaaney · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

A pink colony on MAC grew from an abdominal wound. The biochemical reactions included:

TSI A/A H2S 37C SIM +//+ 25C SIM +//+
MR/VP +/ Citrate + PAD
Urea ONPG + Arginine +
Lysine Ornithine
The organism identified is
A) serologically similar to Salmonella spp.
B) able to produce only a small amount of H2S in TSI.
C) characterized by the production of the Vi antigen.
D) often found hiding in the gallbladder in carriers.

Question 2

The specimen of choice for superficial fungal infection is

A) hair. B) finger- or toenails. C) skin. D) all of the above.