lab report for meningococcal

Group 3 patient

Patient presentation: severe headache, sensitivity to light, torticollis x 2 days. Temp 102.  

A spinal tap sample was collected. The following tests were performed with the results listed.

Using the information given to you, along with the information you have gathered over the past few weeks in lab, you should be able to determine what microbe (it will be a bacterial infection) is causing this infection. 

test	result	appearance
Methylene blue	+ for bacteria	cocci
Gram stain	-	cocci
catalase	Positive or negative?	Bubbles formed
oxidase	Positive or negative?	purple
Capsular stain	+
flagella	-
endospore	-
plate
EMB plate		No growth
MacConkey plate		Large, smooth, pink colonies
Chocolate agar		Growth
SBA plate		Clear
MSA plate		No growth
Starch plate	Positive or negative?	Halo after addition of iodine

The microbe is most likely _____________________________ (Genus species)