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Sputum Culture False Positive

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Dr. Anshul Varshney MD

Dear Sir, Want your views on Sputum culture report of my mother. Regards, XXXXX ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Anshul Varshney ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr.   Arnab Banerjee MD

What does it mean when your sputum culture says "Normal respiratory Flora very reduced? Is this an infection? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee ( Critical Care Specialist)
Dr. Vivek Chail MD

Dear Sir,Please check my mothers sputum culture report and tell me what is the problem. Images of reports are attached ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vivek Chail ( Radiologist)
Dr.    Anshul Varshney MD

Yes plZ. I am recovering fro. Pneumonia . I have cold and I a. DiAbeticaz well. I am 66 and have parkinson as well. My sputum Culture shows 2+ and 1 plus gram positive cocci. I need to k ow if this... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Anshul Varshney ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis MD

Is bactrim the best treatment for mrsa, discovered in a sputum culture? How contagious is this? What can I do to keep from infecting others? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis ( Internal Medicine Specialist)

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Dr.  Manjeth Kumar G MD

and its negative. I m still waiting for the result of my sputum culture. Is it possible that my sputum culture become positive even my smears is negative? How many percent? Thank you. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Manjeth Kumar G ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

Hi my name is gazie from INDIA. i m 23 yrs old(female) i have applied for canadian PR , 1 year ago i had medical examination , then there is a repeat for TB test n i m positive . then i treated for ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Shailja Puri Wahal MD

for my visa the doctor is asking me to go for montox ,sputum culture n CT scan thorax ...,my treatment ... come negative....,wat are the probabalities of the results now of Montox test ,sputum... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shailja Puri Wahal ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)
Dr.   Veera Raghava Rao Buddha. MD

asked for sputum culture n repeat xray. But i dont have any chest problem after my treatment. Does my sputum culture shows bacteria of tb. I m really worried. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Veera Raghava Rao Buddha. ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. KRUNAL MODI MD

What following means ... Sample - SPUTUM Report - NEGATIVE FOR ACID FAST BACILLI SPUTUM CULTURE ... CELL 8-10 EPITHELIAL CELLS WITH GRAM POSITIVE COCCI IN PAIRS & SHORT CHAINS SEEN ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. KRUNAL MODI ( General & Family Physician)