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PART 8: Infectious Diseases
SECTION 5   Diseases Caused by Gram-Positive Bacteria

137 Enterococcal Infections
Cesar A. Arias / Barbara E. Murray

Figure 137-1  Gram's stain of cultured blood from a patient with enterococcal bacteremia. Oval gram-positive bacterial cells are arranged as diplococci and short chains. (Courtesy of Audrey Wanger, PhD.)
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