Depending on the organism, direct examination of a specimen is often the most rapid diagnostic tool used in the clinical microbiology lab. You have a sample of pus from a patient's penis. What will be the easiest test to con?rm that the patient has gonorrhea?

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Gram stain is a rapid and direct method for identifying Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the bacterium responsible for gonorrhea, in a clinical sample such as pus. This method allows for the visualization of the characteristic Gram-negative diplococci directly from the specimen.

Depending on the Organism, Direct Examination of a Specimen Is