Gram-Positive Cocci in Clusters Were Reported on Preliminary Direct Gram

question 5

Multiple Choice

Gram-positive cocci in clusters were reported on preliminary direct Gram staining from a sputum specimen.The patient was treated with antibiotics.Following 48 hours of treatment,a secondary specimen was reported as gram-positive rods.The discrepancy in this result is:

• A)the patient likely obtained a secondary infection following treatment of the first pathogen.
• B)the antibiotics are effective and the gram-positive cocci are distorted due to inhibition of growth by the antibiotic.
• C)the first preliminary Gram stain was erroneous,and should have been reported as normal microbiota.
• D)there is no discrepancy.

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