A 20-year-old intravenous drug user develops osteomyelitis of the elbow. In the emergency room, she confesses to licking the hypodermic needle to make it easier to insert into her skin
Which of the following organisms is most likely to be the cause of her osteomyelitis?
A) A gram-positive cocci that is catalase positive and coagulase negative
B) An oxidase-positive, catalase-negative, gram-negative coccobacillus that pits the agar
C) An oxidase-positive, gram-negative rod that produces pyocyanin
D) A member of the Enterobacteriaceae
B
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