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What Does Candida Albicans In The Culture Test Suggest?

Hi doctor,
my name is Venkat.im tested(SWAB and Blood) and detected for Chlymadia and doctor gave me arthromycin(1000mg).after 16days retest(SWAB) in the report it says
Gram stain :-
Pus cells: few
Gram positive Cocci: Few
Yeast cell : fe
no gram negative intracellular diplococci morphologically resemblin N gonorrhoeae seen
Culture Test:-
a confluent mixed growth of
1) group D enterococci
2)candida albicans
were obtained
doctor gave me
1 fuconzole 150mg tablet( i took yesterday)
and Augmentin 625mg 2 times a day and URAL effervescent granules ( now continuing to take these medication)
my concerns wht is the menaing of my report saying all those found mentioned above.can you please clarify and suggest me right treatment please
Tue, 6 Jan 2015
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Pathologist and Microbiologist,  's  Response
hi,Dr.boskey gandhi is here, group d enterococci is one kind of bacteria, while candida is fungus, in your recent report, so u got mix infection, here u had not mention the site from which swab taken. your recent medications are perfect, but my advice to check your ppbs sugar level, because fungal infection is more common in diabetic people. so u should conscious about it, & take these medications, u will get recovery, all the best! !!!
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What Does Candida Albicans In The Culture Test Suggest?

hi,Dr.boskey gandhi is here, group d enterococci is one kind of bacteria, while candida is fungus, in your recent report, so u got mix infection, here u had not mention the site from which swab taken. your recent medications are perfect, but my advice to check your ppbs sugar level, because fungal infection is more common in diabetic people. so u should conscious about it, & take these medications, u will get recovery, all the best! !!!