A young woman has a pelvic infection. A specimen contains bacilli that are bile salt tolerant, as shown by black growth on a bile-esculin agar plate. Her infection is likely caused by:
A) Haemophilus ducreyi
B) Pesudomonas aeruginosa
C) Neisseria gonorrhoeae
D) Bartonella henselae
E) Bacteroides fragilis
Answer: E) Bacteroides fragilis
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Dry outgrowths of the ovary wall of a maple fruit form “wings” allowing these fruits to be dispersed by ____
a. mammals b. insects c. water d. gravity
e. windThe immunoglobulin class that has an Fc region that binds to receptors on basophils and mast cells is ________.
A. IgE B. IgA C. IgD D. IgG E. IgM