Description:
This course presents a case study on a 7-year-old girl presenting to an urgent care center with a sore throat, low-grade temperature, and headache. The article discusses the identification of Arcanobacterium heamolyticum.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the diagnostic history of Arcanobacterium haemolyticum
- Discuss the symptomology of Arcanobacterium haemolyticum
- Discuss the two biotypes of Arcanobacterium haemolyticum
Author(s):
Deborah A. Johnson, MS, MT(ASCP), SM
Beverly J. Barham, PhD, MPH, MT(ASCP)
Launched: 2021