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What Does The Following Nasal Smear Report Indicate?
Question: what does it mean on nose swab when it says RARE EPITHELIAL CELLS and rare NEUTROPHILSon the results?
Brief Answer:
Non diagnostic
Detailed Answer:
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you had been experiencing sinus infection and your doctor took a nasal smear. The results show rare epithelial cells and rare neutrophils. This does not show any sing of infection. If there were infection there would be high numbers of neutrophils as these are the white blood cells that fight infection.
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Non diagnostic
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for contacting HCM with your health care concerns
you had been experiencing sinus infection and your doctor took a nasal smear. The results show rare epithelial cells and rare neutrophils. This does not show any sing of infection. If there were infection there would be high numbers of neutrophils as these are the white blood cells that fight infection.
I hope I answered your question. Please contact us again with your health care questions and concerns
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