Question 1

how could i get lactose positive gram negative bacilli?

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Normal flora: These live in everybody's gut. They are normal body flora, and for the most part your friends. They can get in the wrong places and cause infections.

Question 2

what does occasional gram positive cocci and rare gram negative rods mean from a sputum culture?

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: All laboratory results need to be interpreted in the clinical context and the doctor who ordered the tests is usually in the best position to do that. Talk to the doctor who ordered the tests. Having said that,what you described is not a cause for concern.    
 Wish you good health!

Question 3

what does "many gram negative bacilli" mean?

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See below: I assume you are referring to the gram stain of some type of secretion or wound.
This means that there are many gram negative bacilli such as e.Coli, klebsiella, proteus, pseudomonas etc seen on examining the gram stained specimen under the microscope. The specific gram neg bacillus should be identified on the culture results.

Question 4

oral bactericidals for gram negative anaerobes ?

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BACTERICIDALS: Antibiotics for gram negative anaerobes are:  clindamycin, keflex, cipro, (ciprofloxacin) etc.

Question 5

does penicillin work for gram negative bacteria?

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: No. It works against gram positive one.
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Question 6

what does lactose fermenting gram negative bacilli urine mean?

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Probably E Coli: There are many dozens of bacteria that can be lactose fermenting gram negative bacilli. This is just a classification scheme based on gram positive or negative; rod (bacillus) or cocci (ball); and what they grow on in a laboratory evaluation. Examples include e. Coli, klebsiella, enterobacter, citrobacter.

Question 7

what does it mean if gram negative bacilli are found in blood?

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How do you FEEL?: If you are super-sick, or have a new heart murmur, we may well have found the cause of your illness and can treat it. If you feel basically okay and the little bugs grow out of only one bottle, I'll bet it's a contaminant.

Question 8

what's a rare gram negative rods mean? it was taken vaginally via gram stain.

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This could be normal: Bacteria are classified, broadly, as being gram-negative or gram-positive (retains violet dye color after staining--gram stain-- a lab slide with specimen on it). And either being rod (cylindrical/barrel shaped) or spherical (cocci) when viewed under a microscope. Gram negative rods are very common in the genital tract, and it sounds like you don't have too many. I say probably normal. Good wishes

Question 9

doctors, what is the difference between gram positive cocci & gram negative bacilli?

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Gram stain: The gram stain has been used for a long time to classify bacteria according to the chemistry of their cell walls (and hence whether they are gram positive or negative.)  Cell shape and growth characteristic are also useful in grouping bacteria until more full speciation information becomes available. The gram stain is fast, reasonably reproducible by trained personnel and the groupings useful 4 rx

Question 10

what is the endotoxin that causes the endotoxin or gram-negative shock of escherichia coli?

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Wall component: It is mix of similar substances found in the walls of the bacteria, released as they die off and causing some of the problems in people with bugs like e coli loose in their blood. There's been some interest in medicines designed to remove it or prevent it from harming the body, but results have been so-so.

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