A day shift microbiologist encounters an oxidase negative, non-lactose fermenter in a urine culture. To determine if it is a member of the Enterobacteriaceae or a nonfermenter, he sets up a TSI agar slant
After 10 hours of incubation at 35°C in ambient air, the evening shift microbiologist reads the tube as a yellow slant and yellow deep or butt. This result
A) indicates a member of the Enterobacteriaceae.
B) could be due to a gram-positive organism. Perform a Gram stain.
C) is invalid.
D) indicates a nonfermenter.
C
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It enables a patient's care provider to enter an order for a medication It transmits the order to the appropriate department or individuals so that it can be carried out It increases the rate of medication errors It provides real-time clinical decision support, such as dosage and duplicate therapy