Microbiology Unkown Identification Lab
Gretchen is a 2-year-old toddler that was previously healthy butis now suffering from an intensely sore throat with inflammationand fever. She has not had any of the routine childhoodvaccinations.
1. What kind of infection do you suspect for this patient andwhy do you have that hypothesis?
2. What sample do you want to take from your patient and havegrown on nutrient agar?
Choose ONE of the following possible samples for cultureresults:
- Blood Culture
- Fecal Culture
- Mouth and Throat Swab Culture
- Penile Swab Culture
- Sinus swab and Sputum Culture
- Urine Culture
- Vaginal/Cervical Swab Culture
- Wound Swab and Culture
3. Which staining process are you requesting?
4. How will you interpret the results of this stain?
5. What Biochemical tests should you run and why? (Whatbiochemical function are you testing for?; What will a positivereaction look like and what will a negative reaction look like?)
