A physician submits a vaginal swab from a 4-year-old female who has been physically abused. The physician requests a culture for Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis. After 48 hours, a gray colony is observed on the Thayer-Martin agar
Further testing provides the following results:
Oxidase: purple Lactose: red
Glucose: yellow Sucrose: red
Maltose: red
This organism should be
A) tested for beta-lactamase production.
B) reported as Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
C) subbed to a nutrient agar at 35°C and chocolate agar at 25°C.
D) identified using a second methodology.
D
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