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What Does The Following Gram Stain Lab Report Suggest?
what does this all mean? SOURCE ABDOMEN SPECIAL REQUEST NONE GRAM STAIN SEE COMMENT RESULT COMMENT: SEE RESULTS BELOW MANY EPITHELIAL CELLS RARE POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELLS (PMN S) FEW GRAM POSITIVE COCCI RESEMBLING STAPHYLOCOCCI RARE GRAM NEGATIVE BACILLI CULTURE RESULT SEE COMMENT RESULT COMMENT: SEE RESULTS BELOW 4+ GROUP D ENTEROCOCCUS 3+ GRAM NEGATIVE BACILLI 2 KINDS 4+ COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS 2 KINDS MULTIPLE POTENTIAL PATHOGENS PRESENT IN SPECIMEN. PLEASE CONTACT MICROBIOLOGY IF FURTHER WORKUP IS DESIRED.
Mon, 23 Apr 2018
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I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
Please see that there is mixed infection by many different species of bacteria. You are advised to get in touch with lab as further lab tests are needed. Else, you can contact your treating physician.
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Dr. Varinder Joshi
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
Please see that there is mixed infection by many different species of bacteria. You are advised to get in touch with lab as further lab tests are needed. Else, you can contact your treating physician.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Varinder Joshi
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