What Should a Microbiologist Do If He or She Finds

question 14

Multiple Choice

What should a microbiologist do if he or she finds a-hemolytic colonies on a properly collected sputum specimen on a patient suspected of having lobar pneumonia?

• A) Ignore the colonies because they are normal florae.
• B) Ignore the colonies because no known pathogens for pneumonia are a-hemolytic.
• C) Do a full workup to identify the organism.
• D) Suspect a bioterror agent, and send the isolate to a laboratory response network (LRN) reference laboratory.

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