Question: Final Report
Greater than 100,000 col/ml Escherichia coli-confirmed ESBL
Greater than 100,000 col/ml Escherichia coli-confirmed ESBL #2
Multiply resistant
This is an Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Producer.
Reported to Infection Control via line listing.
Isolate has been frozen.
ORGANISM ECESBL
ORGANISM ECESBL
These are my latest results. I have ongoing UTIs
Not sure what this test result means
Brief Answer:
It's urine culture report
Detailed Answer:
Hi
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Greetings of the day
Dear Ms
When clinically Urinary tract infection is suspected it is confirmed by presence of pus cells in urine microscopy examination.
Urine culture and antibiotic sensitivity is done to know the organism causing the infection and also to know the antibiotic sensitivity to bacteria .
A fixed volume of urine is inoculated over culture media and based in the growth characteristics the organism is identified and sensitivity to various antibiotic is checked.
The culture is said to be positive for bacteria when the the colony count in culture is greater than 100000 / ml. As the counts are in that range in your case it denotes presence of significant bacteria in the urine.
The organism isolated/cultured in your case is Escherichia Coli. Extended spectrum beta lactamase producer denotes it can produce an enzyme known as Beta lactamase which destroys Beta lactam antibiotic. So such class of antibiotic are not effective in management of this infection.
Also the report says multiresistant denoting the organism is resistant to wide variety of clinically used antibiotic.
I hope it helped you in understanding and interpretation of reports.
Do get back to me if you need any further assistance, will be glad to assist you.
Take care
Best Regards
Dr T Shobha Deepak
MBBS, MD
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Suggest Treatment For E.coli UTI
Brief Answer:
It's urine culture report
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome to Healthcare-Magic
Greetings of the day
Dear Ms
When clinically Urinary tract infection is suspected it is confirmed by presence of pus cells in urine microscopy examination.
Urine culture and antibiotic sensitivity is done to know the organism causing the infection and also to know the antibiotic sensitivity to bacteria .
A fixed volume of urine is inoculated over culture media and based in the growth characteristics the organism is identified and sensitivity to various antibiotic is checked.
The culture is said to be positive for bacteria when the the colony count in culture is greater than 100000 / ml. As the counts are in that range in your case it denotes presence of significant bacteria in the urine.
The organism isolated/cultured in your case is Escherichia Coli. Extended spectrum beta lactamase producer denotes it can produce an enzyme known as Beta lactamase which destroys Beta lactam antibiotic. So such class of antibiotic are not effective in management of this infection.
Also the report says multiresistant denoting the organism is resistant to wide variety of clinically used antibiotic.
I hope it helped you in understanding and interpretation of reports.
Do get back to me if you need any further assistance, will be glad to assist you.
Take care
Best Regards
Dr T Shobha Deepak
MBBS, MD