A patient has a fast-growing skin abscess and goes to the em…

A patient has a fast-growing skin abscess and goes to the emergency for treatment. They culture the sample on both MSA and Mac Conkey plates. Here are the results: Mannitol Salt Agar MacConkey Agar Growth yes or No Color of media Growth yes or No Color of media Yes Pink Yes Pink Penicillin alone is enough to treat the abscess

A patient has a fast-growing skin abscess and goes to the em…

A patient has a fast-growing skin abscess and goes to the emergency for treatment. They culture the sample on both MSA and Mac Conkey plates. Here are the results: Mannitol Salt Agar MacConkey Agar Growth yes or No Color of media Growth yes or No Color of media Yes Pink Yes Pink The abscess possibly contains Escherichia coli