A slow-growing, acid-fast bacillus provides the following reactions:
Niacin: no color change Pigment: no pigment when grown in dark or light
Nitrate: no color change Urease: no color change
Semi-quantitative catalase: 25 mm Arylsulfatase: no color change
Pyrazinamidase: pink Tellurite: — black precipitate
Which of the following patient history/specimen types was the original source for this organism?
A) Skin lesion from a 39-year-old female who owns a tropical fish store
B) Sputum from an 18-year-old female illegal alien from Mexico
C) Stool from a 44-year-old male with HIV
D) Lymph node from a 4-month-old male after receiving the BCG vaccine
C
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Which legislation created the State Children's Health Insurance Plan (SCHIP)?
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Which of the following characteristics help in identifying bacteria?
A) Morphology B) Staining characteristics C) Structure D) All of the above
Which of the following is a plasma protein?
A) thrombin B) thrombus C) fibrinogen D) fibrosis