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WHAT IS IT YOUR WHAT IS IT YOUR TRYING TO TELL ME!!!!TRYING TO TELL ME!!!!
ororHow to Decipher a Microbiology ReportHow to Decipher a Microbiology Report
By Beverley L. Orr, MT(ASCP)By Beverley L. Orr, MT(ASCP)
Boston Medical CenterBoston Medical Center
600+ Bed Hospital600+ Bed Hospital Safety Net HospitalSafety Net Hospital Level 1 Trauma CenterLevel 1 Trauma Center Boston University Medical Center and Boston Boston University Medical Center and Boston
City Hospital combinedCity Hospital combined Medical SchoolMedical School Dental SchoolDental School School of Public HealthSchool of Public Health
ObjectivesObjectives
Interpret /assess the quality of a specimen by Interpret /assess the quality of a specimen by gram stain interpretationgram stain interpretation
Correlate results from gram stain to final resultCorrelate results from gram stain to final result Distinguish between different susceptibility Distinguish between different susceptibility
methodsmethods Identify Resistant Organisms from Identify Resistant Organisms from
susceptibility reportsusceptibility report Identify “suspect” susceptibility resultsIdentify “suspect” susceptibility results
Dissecting a Culture ReportDissecting a Culture Report
Gram StainGram Stain Preliminary ReportPreliminary Report Final ReportFinal Report Susceptibility ReportSusceptibility Report
Gram Stain InfoGram Stain Info
Preliminary resultPreliminary result Gram positive cocciGram positive cocci
ClustersClusters Gram positive cocci suggestive of Staphylococcus-like organismGram positive cocci suggestive of Staphylococcus-like organism
PairsPairs Gram positive cocci, lancet forms observedGram positive cocci, lancet forms observed
ChainsChains Gram positive cocci, suggestive of a Streptococcus-like organismGram positive cocci, suggestive of a Streptococcus-like organism
Pairs, chains and clustersPairs, chains and clusters
Gram Stain infoGram Stain info
Gram Negative Rods Gram Negative Rods Tiny,pleomorphic = Haemophilus, Bacteroides, Tiny,pleomorphic = Haemophilus, Bacteroides,
etc.etc. Coccobacillary – Haemophilus, Francisella, Coccobacillary – Haemophilus, Francisella,
Brucella, HACEK organismBrucella, HACEK organism Large = Enterobacteriacae (E coli, Kleb, etc.)Large = Enterobacteriacae (E coli, Kleb, etc.) Large, sausage shaped = PseudomonasLarge, sausage shaped = Pseudomonas Let’s talk Acinetobacter…..Let’s talk Acinetobacter…..
Gram Stain InfoGram Stain Info
Gram Positive RodsGram Positive Rods Diptheroid –likeDiptheroid –like Large, boxcarLarge, boxcar Non-spore formingNon-spore forming BranchingBranching Branching, modified afb stain negative/positiveBranching, modified afb stain negative/positive
Gram Stain InfoGram Stain Info
YeastYeast BuddingBudding Budding with pseudohyphaeBudding with pseudohyphae EncapsulatedEncapsulated
Gram Stain Q scoresGram Stain Q scores
Exporated SputumExporated Sputum How is it calculated?How is it calculated? What does it mean?What does it mean? What do we do with the score?What do we do with the score?
Gram Stain Q ScoresGram Stain Q Scores
WoundsWounds How is it calculated?How is it calculated? What does it mean?What does it mean? What do we do with the score?What do we do with the score?
Gram Stain Q scores, contGram Stain Q scores, cont
Bacterial vaginosisBacterial vaginosis How is it calculated?How is it calculated?
Lactobacillus presentLactobacillus present Gram negative rods (Gardnerella or Mobiluncus)Gram negative rods (Gardnerella or Mobiluncus) Altered floraAltered flora
What does it mean?What does it mean? What do we do with the score?What do we do with the score?
Culture Report - PreliminaryCulture Report - Preliminary
Presumptive vs DefinitivePresumptive vs Definitive Presumptive (not on sterile body fluids)Presumptive (not on sterile body fluids)
E coliE coli ProteusProteus PseudomonasPseudomonas EnterococcusEnterococcus Candida albicans or notCandida albicans or not Bacillus sp, not anthracisBacillus sp, not anthracis
Culture report - preliminaryCulture report - preliminary
Lactose fermenterLactose fermenter Non-lactose fermenterNon-lactose fermenter Gram positive cocciGram positive cocci Gram positive rodGram positive rod Staph speciesStaph species Strep speciesStrep species Normal floraNormal flora No Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter…No Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter…
Blood Culture report – PNA FishBlood Culture report – PNA Fish
Peptide nucleic acid detection by Fluorescent Peptide nucleic acid detection by Fluorescent in situ hybridization- positive blood culturesin situ hybridization- positive blood cultures Staph aureus (Oxoid PBP 2a for mrsa)Staph aureus (Oxoid PBP 2a for mrsa) Candida albicans (use fluconazole, etc)Candida albicans (use fluconazole, etc) Enterococcus faecalis or Enterococcus Enterococcus faecalis or Enterococcus
faecium/duranfaecium/duran Future – dual probe Coag Neg Staph & Staph Future – dual probe Coag Neg Staph & Staph
aureus, E coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosaaureus, E coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Culture report - FinalCulture report - Final
Pathogen listed, most numerous firstPathogen listed, most numerous first Normal FloraNormal Flora No SSCEYVNo SSCEYV No Strep A, C or GNo Strep A, C or G No Group B beta strep isolated – (broth No Group B beta strep isolated – (broth
enhanced)enhanced)
Susceptibility ReportsSusceptibility Reports
Where is the methicillin result Where is the methicillin result OxacillinOxacillin CefoxitinCefoxitin
What about inducible clindamycin resistanceWhat about inducible clindamycin resistance D testD test
What about Vanco resistance –What about Vanco resistance – Staphs with MIC >= 4, retest by alternate methodStaphs with MIC >= 4, retest by alternate method
Phoenix has FDA approved mic to detect vrsaPhoenix has FDA approved mic to detect vrsa
Enterococcus – BHI with vanco, E test, motilityEnterococcus – BHI with vanco, E test, motility E faecium vs E faecalis (penicillin/ampicillin susceptibility)E faecium vs E faecalis (penicillin/ampicillin susceptibility)
Susceptibility problems-GNRSusceptibility problems-GNR
Gentamicin susceptible/Tobra or Amikacin resistantGentamicin susceptible/Tobra or Amikacin resistant Ceftriaxone susceptible/Cefepime resistantCeftriaxone susceptible/Cefepime resistant Cefazolin susceptible/Ceftriaxone resistantCefazolin susceptible/Ceftriaxone resistant Aztreonam resistant or Ceftriaxone resistantAztreonam resistant or Ceftriaxone resistant Imipenem resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosaImipenem resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pip/tazo resistancePip/tazo resistance Aminoglycoside report on salmonella, shigella-NOT!Aminoglycoside report on salmonella, shigella-NOT! Antibiotic reporting on E coli O157:h7 –NOT!!!!Antibiotic reporting on E coli O157:h7 –NOT!!!!
Culture Reports – Corrected ReportCulture Reports – Corrected Report
Any time there is a change to the report there Any time there is a change to the report there should be a corrected report generated and a should be a corrected report generated and a call made to unit/physician.call made to unit/physician.
ExamplesExamples Supplemental reports happen – additional Supplemental reports happen – additional
comment, additional organism, additional comment, additional organism, additional antibiotic requested, etc.antibiotic requested, etc.