Infectious Organism – Friday Pop Quiz 4/9/2021
A patient with AIDS develops purulent nodules and draining sinuses of the neck. Gram stain of pustular contents supports the diagnosis of which infectious organism?
A. Actinomyces israelii
B. Staphylococcal aureus
C. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
D. Mucor spp.
E. Blastomyces dermatitidis
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A patient with AIDS develops purulent nodules and draining sinuses of the neck. Gram stain of pustular contents supports the diagnosis of which infectious organism?
A. Actinomyces israelii
B. Staphylococcal aureus
C. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
D. Mucor spp.
E. Blastomyces dermatitidis
To find out the correct answer and read the explanation, click here.
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