Splenic abscess: Laboratory Identification

Ungraded Practice Question

Illustrated in the upper photograph are tiny pinpoint 24-hour colonies recovered from one of the splenic abscesses. The wide zones of beta hemolysis are better seen in the close-in view of the 36 hour culture shown in the lower photograph. Streptococcus milleri (anginosus) can be suspected if one of the following odors is detected:

Please select the single best answer

Sliced apples
Butterscotch
Bleach
Blue tortilla chips

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