Splenic abscess: Laboratory Identification
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:
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