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Mr. Jones comes to your clinic complaining of genital discharge. He admits that he recently had unprotected sex with an old friend with whom he reconnected after a school reunion. You suspect that he may have gonorrhea. You take a sample of the discharge and send it to the hospital lab for analysis.
The causative organism of gonorrhea is Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a fastidious, Gram-negative diplococcus. What does fastidious mean in this context?
An organism that only grows in pure culture.
An organism with complex nutritional requirements.
An organism that requires a living host.
An organism that requires oxygen for growth.
An organism that survives in the presence of specific antibiotics.
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Question 1 (1 point)
Mr. Jones comes to your clinic complaining of genital discharge. He admits that he recently had unprotected sex with an old friend with whom he reconnected after a school reunion. You suspect that he may have gonorrhea. You take a sample of the discharge and send it to the hospital lab for analysis.
The causative organism of gonorrhea is Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a fastidious, Gram-negative diplococcus. What does fastidious mean in this context?
An organism that only grows in pure culture.
An organism with complex nutritional requirements.
An organism that requires a living host.
An organism that requires oxygen for growth.
An organism that survives in the presence of specific antibiotics.
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