A 47-year-old male with a history of sickle cell disease has had numerous hospitalizations requiring the placement of IV lines. The patient has poor peripheral venous access, and a catheter is placed in right subclavian vein. The patient subsequently develops right arm discomfort and swelling and a temperature of 40.1°C with chills. Multiple blood cultures are taken, and gram-positive cocci are isolated. The organism is catalase-positive and produces whitish colonies on mannitol salt agar. The colonies are gamma-hemolytic on sheep blood agar. Which of the following organisms is the most likely cause of this patient's symptoms?

  1. A)Enterococcus faecalis
  2. B)Staphylococcus aureus
  3. C)Staphylococcus epidermidisGABARITO
  4. D)Streptococcus agalactiae
  5. E)Streptococcus pyogenes

Explicação

The correct answer is C. Source: Kaplan USMLE Step 1 QBank — Microbiology/Immunology Test 1. Ver explicação completa e trilha adaptativa →

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