Patient 4: Ng Ming En (2nd entry)

Patient: Ng Ming En
Diagnosis: Food Poisoning
Complaints: Severe vomiting, Diarrhea, Abdominal cramps

By looking at the symptoms associated with the different micro-organisms found in table in the previous entry and comparing them with the symptoms that the patient is experiencing, we can rule out Hepatitis A, Giardia Lamblia, Clostridium perfringens and Clostridium botulinum as the cause of the food poisoning.

The table below shows the remaining suspected micro-organisms and their microscopic morphologies.

References:
[1] G.Brooks, J.Butel and S.Morse. (2004). Jawetz, Melnick & Adelberg’s Medical Microbiology
[2] http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/481644_print
[3] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotavirus
[4] http://gsbs.utmb.edu/microbook/ch065.htm