Case Study #3 Setting: Zhejiang University School of Medicine in Hangzhou, China. Subject: 32-year old Caucasian man who had recently received a liver transplant. The subject later presented with a biliary fistula and was later found to have multiple liver abscesses. A biopsy of the abscesses was obtained following abdominal ultrasound and an abdominal computed tomography scan. The tissue was sent to the hospital lab for analysis. The results follow... Key to Media Used in Case Studies (in picture left to right) Phenol Red Glucose Phenol Red Sucrose Results holds for lactose too Phenol Red Xylose SIM Read as Sulfur / Indole Lysine Decarboxylase Ornithine Decarboxylase Methyl Red Vogues-Proskauer Urea Simmon’s Citrate Nutrient Gelatin Results of Inoculated Media A B C D E F G H I J K Based on the results of the media shown above, determine the causative agent of the abscesses. Use the figures in this presentation or in your lab manual for identification.
Case Study #3
Setting: Zhejiang University School of Medicine in Hangzhou, China.
Subject: 32-year old Caucasian man who had recently received a liver transplant. The subject later presented with a biliary fistula and was later found to have multiple liver abscesses.
A biopsy of the abscesses was obtained following abdominal ultrasound and an abdominal computed tomography scan. The tissue was sent to the hospital lab for analysis. The results follow...
Key to Media Used in Case Studies (in picture left to right)
- Phenol Red Glucose
- Phenol Red Sucrose
- Results holds for lactose too
- Phenol Red Xylose
- SIM
- Read as Sulfur / Indole
- Lysine Decarboxylase
- Ornithine Decarboxylase
- Methyl Red
- Vogues-Proskauer
- Urea
- Simmon’s Citrate
- Nutrient Gelatin
Results of Inoculated Media
A B C D E F G H I J K
Based on the results of the media shown above, determine the causative agent of the abscesses. Use the figures in this presentation or in your lab manual for identification.
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