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Streptococcus pneumoniae
 
Streptococcus pneumoniae. Sputum
sample froma patient with pneumonia shows gram positivediplococci.
IVMS USMLE Step 1 Prep. 2
 
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
 
(A) is characterized
by caseating granulomas containing Langhans
’ giant
 
cells, which have a “horseshoe” pattern of nuclei (see arrow).
 Organisms
(B) are identified by their red color on
acid-
fast staining (“red snappers”).
 
(A)(B)
IVMS USMLE Step 1 Prep. 3

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