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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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A 3 yr. old child develops bloody diarrhea ,hemorrhagic colitis due to E. coli 0157:H7 is suspected. What medium should be inoculated to help the lab staff make the diagnosis of this infection
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The correct answer is  The medium required to make the diagnosis of enterohaemorrhagic E.coli infection is sorbitol MacConkey agar because it does not ferment sorbitol. CULTURE MEDIA ORGANISM TCBS Vibrio cholera Sorbitol MacConkey Agar EHEC Modified Thayer Main medium Neisseria species Chocolate agar Neisseria species and Hemophilus sp.