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Chest computed tomography (CT) findings with contrast axial views. Yellow arrows: new ground-glass changes, anterior left upper lobe (a); solid to ground-glass opacity, posterior left upper lobe (b); subpleural ground-glass changes, anterior right lower lobe (c).
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Chest radiograph followed by whole-body computed tomography (CT) scan revealed multifocal ground-glass opacities suspicious for pulmonary septic emboli, without cavitary lesions (Fig. 1).
Colony morphology on sheep blood agar plate post-incubation. Beige non-haemolytic colonies, sheep blood agar, 115 h of incubation, 35+-2  C.
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Subsequent repeat blood cultures collected both from peripheral draw and tunnelled Groshong line over a 2 week period continued to isolate Gram-positive bacilli only in aerobic bottles (Figs 2 and 3).
Gram stain of blood culture sample. Demonstration of Gram-positive coccobacilli under light microscopy, 100x.
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Subsequent repeat blood cultures collected both from peripheral draw and tunnelled Groshong line over a 2 week period continued to isolate Gram-positive bacilli only in aerobic bottles (Figs 2 and 3).