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(a) Modified Ziehl-Neelsen (ZN) staining (oil immersion objective, 1000×) of brain abscess showing the presence of long, acid-fast branching filamentous bacilli in a background of many polymorphonuclear leukocytes suggestive of Nocardia spp. (b) Rough yellow colonies grown on chocolate blood agar.
