CASE STUDY A week old newbarn was admitted to the intensive care unit after an s

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CASE STUDY A week old newbarn was admitted to the intensive care unit after an spparently norma delivery from a healthy mother. The infant had displayed atmormal eatine patterns and reduced levels of behavigral alertness indicative of neurological involvement. The routine acteriological cultures of both blood and CSF were negative. CSF plated on Eaton's agar yieided minute slow-growing colonies 1. The observed bacteremia is most ikely due to an i infection caused by bacteria consiating of A. Gram Positive Microorganisms B. Gram Negative Microorganisms C. Gram Variable Microorganisms D. Non-Gram Stainable Microorganisms E. A Mixed infection 2. Speciation of the causative agentís) could be most accurately determined byr A. microscopic examination B. carbohydrate fermentations C. immunofluorescence u D. growth on differential media E colony characteristics sing monoclonal antibody to surface antigens 3. An antibiotic generally prescribed in the treatment of this type of neonatal infection is: B. tetracycline C. chloramphenicol D. erythromycin E. gentamycin 4. Which of the following microorganisms best fits the isolate recovered from either the blood or the CSF specimen? A. Listeria monocytogenes B. Chlamydia trachomatis C. Nelssería meningitids D. Hemophilus influenzae E. Ureaplasma urealyticum

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