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A Throat Culture Provides the Following Results

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A throat culture provides the following results:
Moderate growth of alpha-hemolytic, catalase-negative, optochin-susceptible, gram-positive diplococci
Heavy growth of alpha-hemolytic, catalase-negative, optochin-resistant, gram-positive cocci
Heavy growth of gamma-hemolytic, oxidase-positive, glucose- and maltose-positive, gram diplococci
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A) moderate growth of Streptococcus pneumoniae and heavy growth of normal upper respiratory flora.
B) heavy growth of Streptococcus pneumoniae and heavy growth of normal upper respiratory flora.
C) heavy growth of Neisseria meningitidis and heavy growth of normal upper respiratory flora.
D) heavy growth of normal upper respiratory flora.

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