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Hello! in a sputum test, what do moderate gram positive cocci, rare gram positive rods, few gram negative rods mean? my wife has cvid and is very ill.

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Dr. Amrita Dosanjh answered

Specializes in Pediatric Allergy and Asthma

Mgt: An inbox consultation may be made online to better advise. I would suggest a culture of the sputum, including a fungal culture. If your wife is ill, please have a chest imaging study and discuss iv broad spectrum antibiotics with your PCP.

Answered 11/1/2016

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