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What Do Mixed Respiratory Flora In The Below Respiratory Culture Report Suggest?
HI there,What does the following respiratory culture mean. Specifically, what does a moderate white blood cells indicate and what does Moderate Mixed Respiratory Flora meanThanks so much CULTURE, RESPIRATORY W/ SMEAR - Details Special Requests None Gram Stain No Epithelial cells Gram Stain Moderate WBCs Gram Stain Few Mixed respiratory flora Culture Moderate Mixed respiratory flora
Thu, 21 Apr 2016
Hello dear
Understand your concern.
Your respiratory culture report is completely normal
No any pathogen: bacteria or fungus is detected.
Respiratory culture is done to detect any bacteria and fungi in your respiratory tract to diagnose tuberculosis and cause of bronchitis, cough, breathlessness, asthma.
Normally it contain
polymorphonuclear leukocytes (25/hpf)
alveolar macrophages
squamous epithelial cells (
The presence of mixed flora does not rule out infection.
hope this may hep you
Best regards
Dr. Sagar
Understand your concern.
Your respiratory culture report is completely normal
No any pathogen: bacteria or fungus is detected.
Respiratory culture is done to detect any bacteria and fungi in your respiratory tract to diagnose tuberculosis and cause of bronchitis, cough, breathlessness, asthma.
Normally it contain
polymorphonuclear leukocytes (25/hpf)
alveolar macrophages
squamous epithelial cells (
The presence of mixed flora does not rule out infection.
hope this may hep you
Best regards
Dr. Sagar
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