Guest guest Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 > REPORT > > Dr. Rob Newell – Laboratory Director > > > PAGE 1 -- AFB Culture (I am guessing this is of the bone -- dated > the day I had the bone biopsy) > AFB Smear – No AFBs note in 70 fields at 450% > Culture – No Growth in 4 days AFB = [probably] acid fast bacteria/bacilli. The smear is an exam of the fresh biopsy material prior to culture. Anaerobes are bacteria that are harmed by oxygen. To attempt a culture of these they would place the culture in a CO2 atmosphere. Polys = I donno. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 > REPORT > > Dr. Rob Newell – Laboratory Director > > > PAGE 1 -- AFB Culture (I am guessing this is of the bone -- dated > the day I had the bone biopsy) > AFB Smear – No AFBs note in 70 fields at 450% > Culture – No Growth in 4 days AFB = [probably] acid fast bacteria/bacilli. The smear is an exam of the fresh biopsy material prior to culture. Anaerobes are bacteria that are harmed by oxygen. To attempt a culture of these they would place the culture in a CO2 atmosphere. Polys = I donno. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 The translation here is the common flora bacteria that grow in all those samples has been dismissed as a contaminant. The bacteria present IMO is the culprit, being so powerfull as to nullify growth of any other organisms.I would explain to your doctor that the species of bacteria NOT BEING CONSIDERED RELEVANT is WHAT IS CAUSING YOUR PROBLEMS- to me it's pretty obvious because tissue samples from normal folk express growths from 3 or 4 different types of organisms and you are showing nothing. > > Well, my pathology reports were in my mailbox when I came home from > lunch. Anyone care to translate?? > > Dear : > > Enclosed is a copy of the Pathology Report so far. No growth has > been obtained from the specimen. However, in some organisms, it > takes a while to be cultured. I am sending a copy to Dr. Tayloe, > Dr. , and Dr. Flye. > > Sincerely, > > Dr. Ron Bright > > > REPORT > > Dr. Rob Newell – Laboratory Director > > > PAGE 1 -- AFB Culture (I am guessing this is of the bone -- dated > the day I had the bone biopsy) > AFB Smear – No AFBs note in 70 fields at 450% > Culture – No Growth in 4 days > > Page 2 – Tissue Biopsy taken on 04/03/06 > NO AFBs noted in 70 fields at 450% > No Growth in 15 days > > Page 3 – Special Requests Anaerobes (this is when I had a bone > biopsy and he also took some tissue) > 1. No organisms seen > 2. No Poly's seen > No Growth in six days > > Fungus Culture > KOH/INDIA 1. No fungal elements noted on Gram Stain > No Growth in 6 days > > Page 4 – Miscellaneous C and S > Special Requests Anaerobes (this is when I had a bone biopsy and he > also took some tissue) > 1. No organisms seen > 2. No Poly's seen > No Growth in 7 days > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 Poly's - I think it's immune cells that normally appear in smears.You virtually have cells that also have bacteria at there edges on a slide. I just don't bother doing gram stains before I get growths because it's so deceiving. > > > > REPORT > > > > Dr. Rob Newell – Laboratory Director > > > > > > PAGE 1 -- AFB Culture (I am guessing this is of the bone -- dated > > the day I had the bone biopsy) > > AFB Smear – No AFBs note in 70 fields at 450% > > Culture – No Growth in 4 days > > AFB = [probably] acid fast bacteria/bacilli. The smear is an exam of > the fresh biopsy material prior to culture. > > Anaerobes are bacteria that are harmed by oxygen. To attempt a culture > of these they would place the culture in a CO2 atmosphere. > > Polys = I donno. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 27, 2006 Report Share Posted April 27, 2006 Eosinophilic polymorphoneuclear lymphocytes It's amazing what comes back after 40 years R [infections] Re: Translation Please > Poly's - I think it's immune cells that normally appear in > smears.You virtually have cells that also have bacteria at there > edges on a slide. I just don't bother doing gram stains before I get > growths because it's so deceiving. > > > > > > > > > > > REPORT > > > > > > Dr. Rob Newell - Laboratory Director > > > > > > > > > PAGE 1 -- AFB Culture (I am guessing this is of the bone -- > dated > > > the day I had the bone biopsy) > > > AFB Smear - No AFBs note in 70 fields at 450% > > > Culture - No Growth in 4 days > > > > AFB = [probably] acid fast bacteria/bacilli. The smear is an exam > of > > the fresh biopsy material prior to culture. > > > > Anaerobes are bacteria that are harmed by oxygen. To attempt a > culture > > of these they would place the culture in a CO2 atmosphere. > > > > Polys = I donno. > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 I had pretty much the same thought, Tony. But how can the medical community persist in being so stupid? , you should ask your doc if the lab was instructed to grow ALL bacteria, including what's normally considered " normal flora " or " contaminants " , like staph aureus. Staph Aureus is the number one bone bacteria according to all the osteomyelitis literature, but even if the lab was told to grow it, they may have tossed it since standard procedure is to ignore staph. I tried to tell my ENT how none of the other ENTs will even culture. She couldn't believe it, saying everyone knows that Staph a. is the number one bacterial cause of sinus disease. Everyone SHOULD know it, but they don't, let alone today's assembly line labs. You might also have actinomyces, which has to be kept warm and into a petri dish within 15 minutes, or it dies. This is a bad bone eating bug, but hard to identify without a little special effort. penny > > > > Well, my pathology reports were in my mailbox when I came home > from > > lunch. Anyone care to translate?? > > > > Dear : > > > > Enclosed is a copy of the Pathology Report so far. No growth has > > been obtained from the specimen. However, in some organisms, it > > takes a while to be cultured. I am sending a copy to Dr. Tayloe, > > Dr. , and Dr. Flye. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Dr. Ron Bright > > > > > > REPORT > > > > Dr. Rob Newell – Laboratory Director > > > > > > PAGE 1 -- AFB Culture (I am guessing this is of the bone -- dated > > the day I had the bone biopsy) > > AFB Smear – No AFBs note in 70 fields at 450% > > Culture – No Growth in 4 days > > > > Page 2 – Tissue Biopsy taken on 04/03/06 > > NO AFBs noted in 70 fields at 450% > > No Growth in 15 days > > > > Page 3 – Special Requests Anaerobes (this is when I had a bone > > biopsy and he also took some tissue) > > 1. No organisms seen > > 2. No Poly's seen > > No Growth in six days > > > > Fungus Culture > > KOH/INDIA 1. No fungal elements noted on Gram Stain > > No Growth in 6 days > > > > Page 4 – Miscellaneous C and S > > Special Requests Anaerobes (this is when I had a bone biopsy and > he > > also took some tissue) > > 1. No organisms seen > > 2. No Poly's seen > > No Growth in 7 days > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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