A 70-yrs-old female patient was readmitted to a local hospital with fever and chills following cardiac surgery at a major teaching institution. Blood cultures were taken and a gram-positive coccus grew-positive coccus grew from the blood cultures within 24-hours, Initial tests indicated that this isolate was resistant to penicillin. Which of the following is the most likely identification?
A 70-yrs-old female patient was readmitted to a local hospital with fever and chills following cardiac surgery at a major teaching institution. Blood cultures were taken and a gram-positive coccus grew-positive coccus grew from the blood cultures within 24-hours, Initial tests indicated that this isolate was resistant to penicillin. Which of the following is the most likely identification?
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A 70-yrs-old female patient was readmitted to a local hospital with fever and chills following cardiac surgery at a major teaching institution. Blood cultures were taken and a gram-positive coccus grew-positive coccus grew from the blood cultures within 24-hours, Initial tests indicated that this isolate was resistant to penicillin. Which of the following is the most likely identification?
β Correct Answer: A. Enterococcus
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