A Laboratory Professional Is Testing a New Antimicrobial Soap

question 1

Multiple Choice

A laboratory professional is testing a new antimicrobial soap.The tech washes her forearm,then does a culture of the skin.Which organisms should she expect to find growing in the culture?

• A) Diphtheroids and Bacillus spp.
• B) S. epidermidis and Propionibacterium
• C) S. aureus and Propionibacterium
• D) Diphtheroids and Propionibacterium
• E) None of these organisms should be found.

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