Janice Had Been Experiencing Mild Flu-Like Symptoms Before Going into Premature

question 60

Multiple Choice

Janice had been experiencing mild flu-like symptoms before going into premature labor at seven months.The premature baby boy developed complications immediately after birth, running a fever and demonstrating neurologic abnormalities.A cerebrospinal fluid specimen was collected and a gram stain of the specimen showed short Gram-positive bacilli.The CSF culture grew small beta hemolytic colonies that were catalase positive.A CAMP test was positive on this isolate.The same organism grew from blood cultures done on the baby.What is the most likely identification?

• A)Bacillus anthracis
• B)Listeria monocytogenes
• C)Streptococcus agalactiae
• D)Corynebacterium diphtheriae

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Definitions:

Epithelial Cells

Cells that line the surfaces of the body, including the skin, blood vessels, urinary tract, and organs, serving as a barrier and involved in absorption and secretion.

Connective Tissue

Tissue that supports, binds together, and protects organs, including blood, bone, and cartilage.

Blood

A fluid in the bodies of humans and other animals that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells and transports metabolic waste products away.

Evolutionary Constraints

Limitations on the course or outcome of evolutionary changes; these can be due to physical, genetic, or environmental factors.