A farmer presents with a skin infection that his physician determines to be possible erysipeloid. The physician calls the laboratory for information on what type of specimen to collect. You advise

A) biopsy of the skin infection.
B) blood cultures.
C) both A and B.
D) a swab of the skin infection.
E) both A and D.


A

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