Multiple Choice
A technician is working the night shift and receives a CSF specimen on an infant. The technician makes a Gram stain of the spinal fluid, then reads the smear under the microscope. The report the technician sends to the physician reads as follows: "gram-negative bacillus, small and pleomorphic." What bacteria are being implied as the infecting agent?
A) Escherichia coli
B) Legionella pneumophila
C) Staphylococcus aureus
D) Haemophilus influenzae
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