4. You have two patients with the symptoms of meningitis. You examine the CSF fr

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4. You have two patients with the symptoms of meningitis. You examine the CSF from both patients, conduct a gram stain and come up with the following images.

a. What types of cells are causing the meningitis in the first image. How can you tell?

You have two patients with the symptoms of meningitis. You examine the CSF from both patients, conduct a gram stain and come up with the following images. 4. What types of cells are causing the meningitis in the first image. How can you tell? What types of cells are causing the meningitis in the second image. How can you tell? a. b.

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Meningitis are sometime caused by bacteria. Both the images shown have Gram positive bacteria as the stained Blue in color.

A. The bacteria shown in image A is Streptococcus pneumoniae as the bacteria is blue in color in gram stain (Gram positive) and round in shaped and form diplococcus ir short chain.

B.The bacteria shown in image B is Group B streptococcus as the bacteria stain blue in Gram stain ei. gram positive, round in shaped and form large chain in nature,

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