Case of the Week 603
Here's a fun case for us this week from my technical specialist, Emily Fernholz. The following objects were seen on a Giemsa-stained thick film from a patient with recent travel to the Western United States. Diagnosis? What additional testing would you recommend?
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Answer to Case 603:
Borrelia sp. spirochetes.