GPR: 2020 - Week 39
From MGH Learn Pathology
Clinical history
A 25-year-old woman with a history of hypogammaglobulinemia presents with persistent fever despite treatment with pip-tazo and meropenem and is found to have a perinephric abscess. Fluid drained from the abscess is cultured on nutrient-rich, slightly acidic (pH 6-6.6) media containing high-dose penicillin G, amphotericin B, dextrose, urea, and phenol red (a pH indicator). Which of the following is most likely growing on the plate?
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Ureaplasma species
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Mycoplasma species
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E. coli
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Candida sp.
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Melis Anahtar, MD, PhD @melisanahtar
- Manual of Clinical Microbiology, 11th edition (2015).
- Mandell Douglas and Bennett's Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, 8th Edition (2015)
This week's Gross Pathology Roundup was presented by Jonathan Stefely, MD on Mon, Sep 21, 2020.