Cultures for isolation of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli should be incubated in:
a. a capnophilic atmosphere at 42C and examined at 24 and 48 hours.
b. a microaerophilic atmosphere at 35C and examined at 24 and 48 hours.
c. regular room air at 35C and examined at 48 and 72 hours.
d. a microaerophilic atmosphere at 42C and examined at 24 and 48 hours.
Stool received for routine culture in most clinical laboratories in the United States should be examined for the presence of at least:
a. Campylobacter, Salmonella, and Shigella spp.
b. Salmonella and Shigella spp.
c. Campylobacter and Vibrio spp.
d. Salmonella, Shigella, and Vibrio spp.
A lesion from an individual that works in a research laboratory is cultured and reveals a fried egg appearance with a dark center when grown on blood agar after 48 hours of incubation. The organism is nonmotile, indole, catalase, oxidase, and nitrate negative. Which of the following organism was isolated?
a. Streptobacillus sp.
b. Actinobacillus sp.
c. Aggregatibacter aphrophilus
d. Cardiobacterium sp.
An infection that results when cervical microorganisms travel upward to the endometrium, fallopian tubes, and other pelvic structures and produce inflammatory conditions such as endo-metritis, salpingitis, peritonitis, or abscesses is:
a. chorioamnionitis.
b. bartholinitis.
c. cervicitis.
d. PID.
An infection of the vaginal mucosa resulting in an abnormal discharge and offensive odor or itching is referred to as:
a. chorioamnionitis.
b. bartholinitis.
c. cervicitis.
d. vaginitis.
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