Microbiology: A Systems Approach 4th Edition by Marjorie Kelly Cowan

Exercise 28

From chapter 16, process figure 16.16 b. Imagine that this patient is being seen by his or her physician for this unknown rash. What rapid phenotypic test could suggest that this condition is caused by a bacterium Could a rapid immunoassay or fluorescence procedure be used to identify a specific viral cause Explain your answer.
Figure 16.16 Contact dermatitis.
(b) Contact dermatitis from poison oak, showing various stages of involvement: blister, scales, and thickened patches.