A Mother Brings Her 8-Year-Old Daughter into an Urgent Care

question 49

Multiple Choice

A mother brings her 8-year-old daughter into an urgent care clinic. The child has a dry, flaky, and peeling rash around her mouth. The mother states she has treated the rash with a number of different lotions, but the lesions persist. She is looking for information on how to make her daughter stop licking her lips, as she thinks this is causing the lesions. Upon assessment, the nurse notes circumoral blisters and honey-colored crusts. In the medical history, the mother reports her daughter has not had any other symptoms, including fever, nausea, vomiting, and malaise.
-In the lab,the specimen is Gram-stained and inoculated onto blood agar.Microscopic analysis of the slide reveals gram-positive cocci arranged in grapelike clusters,while the blood agar produces round,creamy colonies with clear areas of hemolysis.Which of the following would be the most likely causative organism?

• A)Streptococcus pyogenes
• B)Staphylococcus aureus
• C)Human herpesvirus 3
• D)Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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