Problem
Station A: A young adult female patient arrived complaining of severe, persistent back spasms. A medical history revealed that the patient had previously been treated for complications associated with IV drug use and upon closer questioning, admits that she had last used IV drugs approximately a week ago. Lab results show the bacteria to be motile and a strict anaerobe.
i. What is this pathogen? How do you know this based on the microscope & information above?
ii. What are possible treatment strategies for the patient?