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What Does The Following Sputum Test Results Indicate?
Hi Doctor, can you please explain the following sputum test results indicate: BELOW ARE THE SMEAR ROUTINE EXAMINATION RESULTS FOR MY MOM; DOCTORS SAY SHE HAS TUBERCULOSIS SPECIMEN: BRONCHIAL ASPIRATION GRAM S STAIN: GRAM POSITIVE COCCISEEN IN SHORT CHAINS zeihl-neilsens Stain remarks: acid fast bacilli detected (present +)
Wed, 7 Jan 2015
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Thanks for your query.
Based on your reports and query
1. The bronchial aspiration smears show two different organisms.
2. One gram positive cocci which will respond to usual antibiotics.
3. Second one is Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Thid is a bacillus which needs special stain for detection that is acid fast/ ZN stain.
4. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the causative organism of tuberculosis.
5. Your mom requires specific treatment for tuberculosis.
Hope this helps
Thanks for your query.
Based on your reports and query
1. The bronchial aspiration smears show two different organisms.
2. One gram positive cocci which will respond to usual antibiotics.
3. Second one is Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Thid is a bacillus which needs special stain for detection that is acid fast/ ZN stain.
4. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the causative organism of tuberculosis.
5. Your mom requires specific treatment for tuberculosis.
Hope this helps
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