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They found an organism growing on my smears from eye infection what could that be
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Bacteria: They most likely found a bacteria and are doing a culture to identify the bacteria ( organism) and a sensitivity to see which antibiotics will clear the infection.
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Bacteria: The bacteriology report should identify the organism and the antibiotic sensitivity.
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