Microbiology help?!


Question: 1. A 19-year-old female visits the clinic complaining of a frequent, urgent desire to urinate, a burning sensation during urination, and pain above her pubic bone. The physician suspects cystitis and arranges for the patient to collect a clean-catch, mid-stream urine specimen. The urine is cloudy and tinged with blood. In the laboratory, a colony count confirms that the patient does have a urinary tract infection. The pathogen causing the infection is producing pink colonies on MacConkey agar. Which one of the following pathogens do you suspect is causing this patient
Answers: 1. A 19-year-old female visits the clinic complaining of a frequent, urgent desire to urinate, a burning sensation during urination, and pain above her pubic bone. The physician suspects cystitis and arranges for the patient to collect a clean-catch, mid-stream urine specimen. The urine is cloudy and tinged with blood. In the laboratory, a colony count confirms that the patient does have a urinary tract infection. The pathogen causing the infection is producing pink colonies on MacConkey agar. Which one of the following pathogens do you suspect is causing this patient



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