SCACM 2024 Quiz Bowl: Only the Strong Survive

Who was it named after?

What % of peds pts seen in the ED for "tickborne infection" and dx with Lyme disease are also infected with a 2nd bug?

What is the name of the organism?

Which of the following is considered a "Lyme disease" causing Borrelia species?

What is the closet phylogenetically related organisms to Sarcina ventriculi?

A gram-stain of a wound can provide insight into all of the following except:

Which of the following is currently the most common method of identification of Sarcina ventriculi?

Which document provides troubleshooting guidelines for genotypic and phenotypic mismatches for resistance detection?

Pediatric patient from Sudan presented with blood in the urine. Bladder wall mass biopsies obtained.

What phenotypic test is currently endorsed by CLSI to detect carbapenemase producing organisms?

Which of the following carbapenemase enzymes are metallo-β-lactamases?

Which test should be performed in a patient initially reactive by the HIV 1/2 ag/ab combo assay (aka 4th gen screen)?

In 2023, CLSI removed which breakpoint(s) for Pseudomonas aeruginosa?

The Ana-CIM is useful for which of the following:

Which of the following tickborne pathogen can be best diagnosed using molecular methods on whole blood specimens?

Which of these organisms would NOT be considered a pathogen you always work up on a wound culture?

Found on fungal smear of chest fluid aspirate (calcofluor white). What is it?

Vulvar biopsy of lesion revealed the following organism. Which organism is suspected based on the morphology?

The addition of what testing target is being use to enhance the sensitivity of routine HCV antibody screening assays?

Which carbapenemase has been seen in the Morganellacea and is NOT reliably detected with assays like CarbaR and CARBA-5?

Medical affairs professionals support the sales team by providing medical education that promote the use of a product.

Select all of the functions that are specifically owned by medical affairs

Medical affairs only responds to questions about OFF-LABEL use of a product.

Which of the following anaerobic AST methods should NOT be utilized for a Clostridium septicum bloodstream isolate?

Which of the following organisms is intrinsically resistant to penicillin and ampicillin?

What are the growth conditions and Gram stain for Sarcina ventriculi?

What should be done?