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What Does This Gram Stain Report Indicate?

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Posted on Tue, 6 Dec 2016
Question: Should I be concerned about gram stain for a bronchial alveolar lavage reflecting rare squamous epithelial cells, few polys, rare mixed gram positive and negative organism with no specific type predominating?
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Answered by Dr. Priyanka G Raj (9 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Its normal

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for posting the query and i can understand
Your gram stain report of bronchial alveolar lavage shows normal cytology.So no need to worry.Rare few gram positive and gram negative organisms with squamous cells are the normal flora of the respiratory tract.So no need to worry.
Always report need to be correlate clinically.

Thank you
Take care
Regards
Dr Priyanka
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What Does This Gram Stain Report Indicate?

Brief Answer: Its normal Detailed Answer: Hi Thanks for posting the query and i can understand Your gram stain report of bronchial alveolar lavage shows normal cytology.So no need to worry.Rare few gram positive and gram negative organisms with squamous cells are the normal flora of the respiratory tract.So no need to worry. Always report need to be correlate clinically. Thank you Take care Regards Dr Priyanka