Autopsy of a stillborn fetus reveals the cause of death to be meningitis.Cultures show the presence of a gram-positive rod.The likely pathogen is Haemophilus influenza.

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Haemophilus influenza is a gram-negative bacterium and not a gram-positive rod. The likely pathogen causing meningitis in this case could be Listeria monocytogenes or Streptococcus agalactiae, both of which are gram-positive rods.

Autopsy of a Stillborn Fetus Reveals the Cause of Death