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Rod positive blood culture after pneumonia. ed said maybe false positive did more blood cultures . sent me home. temp is 99. scared. what to do?
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Probably all is OK: Bacilli ("rods") in blood culture usually are contaminants, i.e. normal skin bacteria, especially "Gram positive" rods. Such bacteria rarely cause pneumonia. Therefore, the ED probably did the right thing by reassuring you, repeating the blood culture, and sending you home -- assuming, of course, you were not seriously ill based on symptoms, fever, etc. Double check w/ your dotor.
Answered 10/21/2016
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