10 Questions
What is the likely diagnosis of the 23-year-old college student's acute gastrointestinal illness?
Food poisoning
What is the suspected organism responsible for the college student's acute gastrointestinal illness?
Bacillus cereus
What is the proper management of the college student's acute gastrointestinal illness?
Provide fluid replacement and rest
What is the expected diagnosis of the four-year-old child's skin lesions?
Impetigo
What is the suspected organism responsible for the child's skin lesions?
Streptococcus pyogenes
What is the significance of the CBC result in the child's diagnosis?
It suggests a bacterial infection
What is another lab test that can confirm the diagnosis of impetigo?
Gram stain
What is the proper management of the child's impetigo?
Apply topical antibiotics and keep the lesions clean
What is the common characteristic of the child's skin lesions?
Localized and painless
What is the likely source of the child's infection?
Close contact with an infected person
Test your knowledge on the characteristics and classification of Staphylococci, a type of Gram-positive bacteria. Learn about their arrangement, spore formation, and motility, as well as their clinical importance and diseases they cause. Identify different species of Staphylococci and their distinctive colony colors.
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