A 60-year-old woman is hospitalized following a stroke and develops a highgrade fever with chills. She is catheterized due to urinary incontinence and receives cephalosporin for treatment of pneumonia. Blood cultures and Gram stain are performed by the laboratory. The organisms isolated are gram-positive cocci that are catalase-negative and capable of growth in 6.5% sodium chloride. Which of the following is the most likely causal agent?

Medical laboratory technicians/technologists collect, sample, test, report, and document medical investigations. They examine the cells, tissues, and fluids of the body using biochemical, pathological, and microscopic techniques. Most MLT courses covers these subjects: Biochemistry Clinical Haematology Immunohematology and Blood Banking Parasitology and Virology Pathology Microbiology Histopathology and Histotechniques Immunology and Serology Human Physiology PC Software Lab Communication Lab Human Anatomy Clinical Enzymology and Automation Principles of Lab Management and... Show more

Medical laboratory technicians/technologists collect, sample, test, report, and document medical investigations. They examine the cells, tissues, and fluids of the body using biochemical, pathological, and microscopic techniques.

Most MLT courses covers these subjects:

Biochemistry
Clinical Haematology
Immunohematology and Blood Banking
Parasitology and Virology
Pathology
Microbiology
Histopathology and Histotechniques
Immunology and Serology
Human Physiology
PC Software Lab
Communication Lab
Human Anatomy
Clinical Enzymology and Automation Principles of Lab Management and Medical Ethics
Health Education and Health Communication
Bio-Medical Waste Management
Clinical Enzymology
Diagnostic Cytology
Clinical Endocrinology and Toxicology 
Diagnostic Molecular Biology
Advanced Diagnostic Techniques

Job opportunities for MLTs include:
Lab Technician
Medical Record Technician
Lab Assistant
Laboratory Manager
Anaesthesia Technician
MRI Technician
Pathology Technician
CT Scan Technician
X-ray Technician
Operation Theatre technician
 

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