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 GlucosePhenol Red SucroseResults holds for lactose tooPhenol Red XyloseSIMRead as Sulfur / IndoleLysine DecarboxylaseOrnithine DecarboxylaseMethyl RedVogues-ProskauerUreaSimmon’s CitrateNutrient Gelatin (it is negative in the picture and still a solid) Results of Inoculated Media 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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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 (it is negative in the picture and still a solid)

Results of Inoculated Media

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.