Presenters on the Morning News Channel That You Watch Alert

Multiple Choice

Presenters on the morning news channel that you watch alert consumers to a food recall. A particular brand of ice cream has tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes, an organism that causes asymptomatic or relatively mild disease in otherwise healthy individuals, but can be problematic in pregnant women. Your sister is expecting her first child, so you call her immediately and tell her about the recall. You fill her in on what you know about this organism and the disease it causes, having just learned about it yourself in your pre-nursing microbiology class. Your sister has questions that you are able to answer.
-How would L. monocytogenes meningitis be diagnosed and treated?

A) Antibiogram results; antibiotics
B) Gram staining; acyclovir
C) Brain biopsy; acyclovir
D) Signs and symptoms; phage therapy
E) Lumbar puncture; antibiotics