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Which of the following is a key difference between staphylococci and streptococci?
Which of the following is a key difference between staphylococci and streptococci?
What distinguishes S. aureus from S. epidermidis and S. saprophyticus?
What distinguishes S. aureus from S. epidermidis and S. saprophyticus?
Which of the following is a characteristic of S. aureus?
Which of the following is a characteristic of S. aureus?
Which genus of bacteria produces a yellow pigment called staphyloxanthin?
Which genus of bacteria produces a yellow pigment called staphyloxanthin?
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What distinguishes S. epidermidis and S. saprophyticus from S. aureus?
What distinguishes S. epidermidis and S. saprophyticus from S. aureus?
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What is the role of coagulase in the pathogenicity of S. aureus?
What is the role of coagulase in the pathogenicity of S. aureus?
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Where is S. aureus commonly found as normal flora?
Where is S. aureus commonly found as normal flora?
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Which species is part of the normal vaginal flora and predominantly implicated in genitourinary tract infections in sexually active young women?
Which species is part of the normal vaginal flora and predominantly implicated in genitourinary tract infections in sexually active young women?
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Which species can cause severe endogenous infections in immunosuppressed patients and those with central venous catheters?
Which species can cause severe endogenous infections in immunosuppressed patients and those with central venous catheters?
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Which species is resistant to novobiocin?
Which species is resistant to novobiocin?
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Which species ferments mannitol?
Which species ferments mannitol?
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Which Staphylococcus species is predominantly associated with UTIs in sexually active young women?
Which Staphylococcus species is predominantly associated with UTIs in sexually active young women?
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Which species is commonly found as part of the normal flora of human skin?
Which species is commonly found as part of the normal flora of human skin?
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Which species is a commensal of the skin but can cause severe endogenous infections in immunosuppressed patients and those with central venous catheters and Foley catheters?
Which species is a commensal of the skin but can cause severe endogenous infections in immunosuppressed patients and those with central venous catheters and Foley catheters?
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Which species survives for long periods on dry surfaces?
Which species survives for long periods on dry surfaces?
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Which Staphylococcus species is predominantly implicated in genitourinary tract infections in sexually active young women?
Which Staphylococcus species is predominantly implicated in genitourinary tract infections in sexually active young women?
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