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Diagnosis Algorithm

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Gram - diplococci, maltose & glucose oxidizer   N. meningitidis  
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Gram - diplococci, only glucose oxidizer   N. gonorrhoeae  
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Gram - bacilli, lactose fermenter, fast fermenter, biochemical tests   K. pneumoniae  
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Gram - bacilli, lactose fermenter, fast fermenter, indole +   E. coli  
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Gram - bacilli, lactose non-fermenter, oxidase -, produces H2S, motile   S. typhi, S. enteritidis  
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Gram - bacilli, lactose non-fermenter, oxidase -, does not produce H2S, non-motile   S. dysenteriae  
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Gram - bacilli, lactose non-fermenter, oxidase -, urease +   P. mirabilis  
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Gram - bacilli, lactose non-fermenter, oxidase +, glucose +   V. cholerae  
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Gram - bacilli, lactose non-fermenter, oxidase +   P. aeruginosa  
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Gram - bacilli, lactose non-fermenter, motile @ 25° C, not at 37° C   Y. enterocolitica  
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Gram - bacilli, lactose non-fermenter, bipolar staining   Y. pestis  
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Gram - bacilli, curved, small growth on Campy agar, urease +   H. pylori  
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Gram - bacilli, curved, small growth on Campy agar, urease -   C. jejuni  
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Gram - bacilli, strict anaerobe   B. fragilis  
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Gram - coccobacilli, pleomorphic, X & V factors required   H. influenzae  
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Gram - coccobacilli, pleomorphic, growth on charcoal yeast agar with iron & cysteine   L. pneumophila  
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Gram - coccobacilli, pleomorphic, growth on Bordet-Gengou medium   B. pertussis  
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Gram - coccobacilli, pleomorphic, aerobic   Brucella  
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Gram - coccobacilli, pleomorphic, requires cysteine for growth   F. tularensis  
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Gram - coccobacilli, pleomorphic, oxidase +, catalase +   P. multocida  
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