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Branching Bacilli (Actinomycetes)

• Specimen: Brain Bx

• Stain: Gram stain

• Magnification: x1000

• Features: Gram positive branching (right angles) bacilli. Culture confirmation is essential to rule out Actinomyces (ANO2)

 

 

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