A slow-growing, acid-fast bacillus provides the following reactions:
Which of the following patient history/specimen types was the original source for this organism?
A) Stool from a 44-year-old male with HIV
B) Sputum from an 18-year-old female illegal alien from Mexico
C) Skin lesion from a 39-year-old female who owns a tropical fish store
D) Lymph node from a 4-month-old male after receiving the BCG vaccine
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Q4: Infections due to tubercle bacilli are
A) typically
Q5: If a slow-growing, acid-fast bacillus is able
Q6: Mycobacterium fortuitum is classified as a
A) photochromogen.
B)
Q7: Mycobacterium tuberculosis is classified as a
A) photochromogen.
B)
Q8: An acid-fast bacillus is recovered from a
Q10: The acid-fast colonies in the image provided
Q11: The presence of acid-fast bacilli in a
Q12: A skin lesion grows an acid-fast bacilli
Q13: A sputum, submitted for AFB culture and
Q14: Select the correct organism/unique characteristic.
A) Mycobacterium gordonae/cording
B)
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