Microbiology: An Introduction
Microbiology: An Introduction
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780321929150
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 10, Problem 2CAE
Summary Introduction

Introduction:

Microbial infection causes dreadful diseases to human kind and treatment with right drug cures it.

Case summary:

A 6 year-old girl was admitted to a hospital with endocarditis. In hospital lab this patient is wrongly diagnosed as Corynebacterium xerosis. But her sample is tested in other lab it is diagnosed as Corynebacterium diphtheria. She was died after 6 weeks from the appointment to the hospital.

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