A patient is admitted to the hospital with symptoms of appen…
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A pаtient is аdmitted tо the hоspitаl with symptоms of appendicitis. A stool specimen for culture reveals a gram-negative bacillus that is oxidase-negative, catalase-positive, urease-positive, weakly fermentative and is motile at room temperature but non-motile at 35ºC. It is PAD negative and demonstrates K/A without H 2 S on TSIA. The slant of Kligler's iron agar (KIA) is orange-yellow. These reactions suggest the possibility of: