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Fig. 3

From: A rare case of multiple brain abscesses caused by Nocardia abscessus co-infection with tuberculous meningitis in an immunocompetent patient

Fig. 3

A: Gram staining of the pus revealed slender branching Gram-positive rods arranged in bead-like filamentous structures; B: Modified acid-fast staining demonstrated acid-fast thin branching bacterium, heightening suspicion for a Nocardia infection; C: After 48 h of culture, small, dry, wrinkled white colonies appeared on blood agar

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