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A gram stain result of GPC in pairs/chains would be most consistent with which organism?
Peptostreptococcus anaerobius
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Staphylococcus aureus
Neisseria meningitides
Peptostreptococcus anaerobius
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Staphylococcus aureus
Neisseria meningitides
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Streptococcus pneumoniae
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A gram stain result of GPC in pairs/chains would be most consistent with which organism?
Staphylococcus aureus
Acinetobacter baumannii
Enterococcus faecalis
Listeria monocytogenes
Staphylococcus aureus
Acinetobacter baumannii
Enterococcus faecalis
Listeria monocytogenes
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Enterococcus faecalis
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A gram stain result of GPC in clusters would be most consistent with which organism?
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Staphylococcus aureus
Enterococcus faecium
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Staphylococcus aureus
Enterococcus faecium
Streptococcus pneumoniae
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Staphylococcus aureus
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Which of the following pathogens commonly causes necrotizing fasciitis and pharyngitis?
Streptococcus pyogenes
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Staphylococcus aureus
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Streptococcus pyogenes
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Staphylococcus aureus
Streptococcus pneumoniae
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Streptococcus pyogenes
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Which of the following organisms would be LEAST likely to cause a gastrointestinal or intra-abdominal infection?
Clostridiodes difficile
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Enterococcus faecalis
Escherichia coli
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Clostridiodes difficile
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Enterococcus faecalis
Escherichia coli
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Streptococcus pneumoniae
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Which Enterococcus spp. is more likely to be vancomycin-resistant?
E. faecium
E. faecalis
E. faecium
E. faecalis
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E. faecium
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Which of the following organisms is classified as "atypical"?
Bacteroides fragilis
Legionella pneumophila
Haemophilus influenzae
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
Bacteroides fragilis
Legionella pneumophila
Haemophilus influenzae
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
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Legionella pneumophila
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A gram stain result of 'Gram-negative bacilli' would be most indicative of which organism?
E. faecalis
E. coli
C. difficile
S. aureus
E. faecalis
E. coli
C. difficile
S. aureus
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E. coli
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Which of the following is NOT considered an Enterobacteriaceae?
P. aeruginosa
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Enterobacter cloacae
Escherichia coli
P. aeruginosa
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Enterobacter cloacae
Escherichia coli
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P. aeruginosa
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S. aureus becomes resistant to methicillin by which of the following mechanisms?
Increased efflux pumps
Altered binding site
Decreased porin channels
Antibiotic modifying enzymes
Increased efflux pumps
Altered binding site
Decreased porin channels
Antibiotic modifying enzymes
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Altered binding site