The organism is Eikenella corrodens, a gram-negative rod found in fist fight wounds, smelling of bleach, and growing on chocolate agar.
The organism is Eikenella corrodens, a gram-negative rod causing infections from fist fights, with a bleach-like odor, that grows on chocolate agar.
| Front | Identify the organism Fist fight wound Gram (-) rods Bleach-like odor grows on chocolate agar |
|---|---|
| Back | Eikenella corrodens |
Tags: microbiology
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