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What Should a Microbiologist Do If He or She Finds α\alpha

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What should a microbiologist do if he or she finds α\alpha -hemolytic colonies on a properly collected sputum specimen on a patient suspected of having lobar pneumonia?


A) Ignore the colonies because they are normal microbiota.
B) Ignore the colonies because no known pathogens for pneumonia are α\alpha -hemolytic.
C) Do a full workup to identify the organism.
D) Suspect a bioterror agent and send the isolate to a laboratory response network reference laboratory.

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