Description:
This article focuses on a 14-year-old
female patient with cystic fibrosis (CF) who grew many oxacillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus, very few Sphingobacterium multivorum, very few
oropharyngeal flora, and many of the second type of gram-negative bacillus.
Learners are encouraged to read the case study to determine the cause of the
patient's symptoms.
Learning Objectives:
- Reflect on a case study outlining Inquilinus limosus
- Discuss the epidemiology of I. Iimosus
- Discuss the laboratory diagnosis of I. Iimosus
Author(s):
Jean F. Muldoon, MT(ASCP)
Joel E. Mortensen, Ph.D., HCLD, FAAM
Launched: 2007