Exam 13: Staphylococcus, Micrococcus, and Similar Organisms

The tube coagulase test

The staphylococcus that is more likely to cause uncomplicated urinary tract infections in nonhospitalized hosts, especially sexually active young women, is

The species of Staphylococcus that is one of the most important human pathogens is

The purpose of the coagulase test is to

The first identification test performed on a clinical isolate of gram-positive, catalase-positive cocci would likely be the

Isolates of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus from urinary tract infections can be presumptively identified as S.saprophyticus based on

Choose the group of bacteria that is described as catalase-positive, gram-positive cocci that grow facultatively anaerobic and that form grapelike clusters.

The resident human flora staphylococcus that is more likely to cause infections in compromised hosts such as cancer patients is

This virulent and important human pathogen can also be recovered from the nares, perineum, and other skin sites of healthy people, especially in the hospital setting.

The most frequent agent of nosocomial bacteremia is

The slide coagulase test is a rapid screening test for the production of

In clinical isolates, the most likely identification of a coagulase-positive, catalase-positive, gram-positive cocci that is penicillin-resistant would be