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Stool Specimen

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  1. neo_star

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    Patient presented with severe diarrhea and dehydration.

    This is the stool specimen.

    stool specimen.jpg

    Can you guess the most likely organism ?
     

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    neo_star, Mar 4, 2013
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    Stool look like "rice water".. Vibrio cholerae
     

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    Answer: Dr. Lili_medstudent has hit the Bull's Eye (Y)
     

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