Cellulitis: Laboratory Identification

Ungraded Practice Question

Beta hemolytic colonies grew from the blood culture bottle after 18 hours incubation (see photograph). The following tests would be helpful in making a preliminary identification:

More than one answer is correct. Please select all correct answers

PYR
Catalase
Bacitracin susceptibility
SXT susceptibility

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