Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
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Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case, Derek Weber, Warner Bair
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The patient was hospitalized and was recovering from a surgical procedure. At the site of surgery, the patient had developed a blue-green pus with grape like odor.
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Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
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