A Technician Is Reading the Plates from a Sputum Culture

question 20

Multiple Choice

A technician is reading the plates from a sputum culture.There is growth only on the chocolate plate.When the technician takes off the lid of the culture plate,he notices a distinct "mousy" smell.What organism can this be?

• A) Proteus mirabilis
• B) Haemophilus sp.
• C) Staphylococcus aureus
• D) Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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