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What Does Semen Culture Report Suggest?
Male, 38 yrs old, Height-168 cms, Weight-73 Kgs, Healthy individual.
Semen culture report:
Enterococcus faecalis heavy growth.
Sensitive to:
Ampicillin, Gentamicin, Penicillin, Vancomycin, Linezolid.
Resistant to:Dalfopristin/Quinupristin.
Comment: Please correlate clinically.
Semen culture report:
Enterococcus faecalis heavy growth.
Sensitive to:
Ampicillin, Gentamicin, Penicillin, Vancomycin, Linezolid.
Resistant to:Dalfopristin/Quinupristin.
Comment: Please correlate clinically.
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello
Thanks for writing to us
Your semen analysis report suggests infection due to bacteria enterococcus faecalis.
You need antibiotics for infection.It is sensitive to drugs like ampicillin, gentamycin,penicillin,vancomycin,linezolid.So,any of the mentioned drugs can be prescribed.
It is resistant to drugs like dalfopristin/quinupristin.
You also need clinical correlation.
Get well soon.
Take Care
Dr.Indu Bhushan
Thanks for writing to us
Your semen analysis report suggests infection due to bacteria enterococcus faecalis.
You need antibiotics for infection.It is sensitive to drugs like ampicillin, gentamycin,penicillin,vancomycin,linezolid.So,any of the mentioned drugs can be prescribed.
It is resistant to drugs like dalfopristin/quinupristin.
You also need clinical correlation.
Get well soon.
Take Care
Dr.Indu Bhushan
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