Claire, you have correctly identified this as S aureus in blood. The houseman cannot find the source of the infection. He has checked "everywhere", so he says. You need to check his meaning of everywhere. Go for it...wher might he not have considered?
The houseman has searched in vain. Where to look?
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agree c above
are any of these nucleated RBC?
Claire, you have correctly identified this as S aureus in blood. The houseman cannot find the source of the infection. He has checked "everywhere", so he says. You need to check his meaning of everywhere. Go for it...wher might he not have considered?
Full Marks!!
(blood cultures are only positive in a minority of Staph TTS (<5%))
http://www.postgradmed.com/issues/2001/10_01/issa.htm
http://www.tssis.com/healthprof.htm
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