Question 1

what is gram positive rod negative in a blood culture test?

Accepted Answer

See below: Gram positive rods are a class of bacteria.  The majority of bacteria involved in disease are either gram positive or negative and come in rod, cocci (grapes), or spirals.  If the culture says it is gpr negative, then that means no gram positive rods were found.  However, it may say other forms were found, including gnr.

Question 2

at the hospital, i had three blood cultures that contained gram-negative rods. what does this mean?

Accepted Answer

Very serious bug: Gram negative bacteria are typically found in your intestinal tract and do not cause problems for your health. When these same bacteria get into your blood stream and grow, however, they can cause a life threatening infection.

Question 3

less 10,000 cfu/ml gram negative rods on urine culture.  symptoms urge to pee constantly, blood in urine and painful. i had also taken two macrobid before the culture,  could this result in lower bacteria?

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: Yes it could.

Question 4

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 5

gram negative rod blood infection after c-section; where it came from why it happened; do i have organ damage; they treated it 5 days after c-section.

Accepted Answer

Infectious diseases: Blood stream infections by "gram negative rods" are often what we now call "healthcare associated infections" or hai's.  Seen in hospitalized patients  with indwelling urinary catheters or central venous lines.  Patients who are chronically ill or immunosurpressed and those hospitalized for extended periods of time are more susceptible to these infections.

Question 6

my gram stain test results study result narrative penis wound 4/27/2022 18:33:11 pdt component results gram stain result your value stains/preparations many white blood cells moderate gram positive cocci few gram negative rods is it bad?

Accepted Answer

: This result doesn't mean very much one way or the other. It suggests possible infection, but it could also just be a normally healing wound. Presumably a culture also was done. Discuss with your doctor. Good luck.

Question 7

i am in hospital w/a "gram+ bacillus" sepsis..6/8 blood culture bottles are +. caused by a dirty cut then severe cellulitis. i have heart vegetation from it they say. also on cellcept. can you educate me on whats the significance of heart vegetation?

Accepted Answer

Endocarditis. : What you describe is endocarditis. The vegetations harbor the bacteria that are identified when blood cultures are obtained.  Sepsis, heart failure as well as "septic emboli" are potential complications   6 weeks of IV antibiotics followed by repeat blood cultures and follow up echocardiogram to insure treatment was adequate.

Question 8

what exactly does a negative report mean in context of a blood culture report?

Accepted Answer

No bacteria found: It means that no bacteria were found in the blood.

Question 9

can you have osteomylitis in your spine and still have a negative blood culture?

Accepted Answer

Yes.: Localized infections often have negative blood culture.

Question 10

i am testing a blood culture in normal temperature .(fever investigation) the result is negative. this is a actual result.but fever come in after 2 pm?

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Blood culture : you should try to do blood culture during or shortly after febrile episode, this will improve yield of culture results.

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What is gram positive rod negative in a blood culture test?

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At the hospital, i had three blood cultures that contained gram-negative rods. what does this mean?

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Less 10,000 cfu/ml gram negative rods on urine culture. symptoms urge to pee constantly, blood in urine and painful. i had also taken two macrobid before the culture, could this result in lower bacteria?

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

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Gram negative rod blood infection after c-section; where it came from why it happened; do i have organ damage; they treated it 5 days after c-section.

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My gram stain test results study result narrative penis wound 4/27/2022 18:33:11 pdt component results gram stain result your value stains/preparations many white blood cells moderate gram positive cocci few gram negative rods is it bad?

A member asked:

I am in hospital w/a "gram+ bacillus" sepsis..6/8 blood culture bottles are +. caused by a dirty cut then severe cellulitis. i have heart vegetation from it they say. also on cellcept. can you educate me on whats the significance of heart vegetation?

A member asked:

What exactly does a negative report mean in context of a blood culture report?

A member asked:

Can you have osteomylitis in your spine and still have a negative blood culture?

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I am testing a blood culture in normal temperature .(fever investigation) the result is negative. this is a actual result.but fever come in after 2 pm?

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