Gram Negative Bacilli

Question 1

Acinetobacter baumannii

Answer 1

Confused with Gram-negative cocci. A Gram stain may show very short rods that look like cocci

Question 2

Campylobacter

Answer 2

Small, faint Gram negative rods that are straight, curved, or M- and W-shaped - ‘gull-wing’ and is a good clue for Campylobacter