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Which organism is most likely to be responsible for the boils?

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Staphylococcus aureus

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Which organism is most likely to be responsible for the boils? (Staphylococcus aureus is a halophilic, Gram-positive coccus that produces yellow colonies and ferments mannitol.) What is a boil? A boil is a flat, red rash affecting a great portion of skin surface area.

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