Microbiology for Surgical Technologists (MindTap Course List)
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Chapter6: Microbial Viability And Growth
Section: Chapter Questions
Problem 4UTM
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An 18-year-old male went to the emergency room after experiencing intense and sudden headaches, vomiting, diarrhea, stiff neck, achy joints, and a skin rash. He was quarantined after telling his physician that he had recently taken care of a dead relative who suffered the same symptoms. The laboratory results are as follows:
Direct Microscopic Examination: Diplococci that are pink after G/S
SBA: medium-sized, gray, and convex that is mucoid
Carbohydrate utilization test: Glucose (+); Lactose (-); Maltose (+)
Platelet count: 7,000/uL
Prothrombin time: 20 seconds
Partial thromboplastin time: 38 seconds
Fibrinogen level: 100 mg/dL
D-dimer: 20,000 ng/mL
QUESTION:
- What do you think is the medical condition of the patient? Justify
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