A catheter tip is received in the microbiology laboratory for culture
At 24 hours, the sheep blood agar plate is growing 7 colonies of gram-positive cocci in chains that are alpha-hemolytic, catalase-negative, bile solubility negative, and esculin/PYR —/—. The next step in the process is
A) no further workup unless requested by the physician.
B) screen the organism for oxacillin and vancomycin resistance.
C) report the results as <15 colonies of viridans Streptococcus.
D) verify when the most recent blood cultures were drawn and their results.
D
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