Pleural Fluid Culture and Sensitivity: Introduction, Report, Clinical Significance, Common Pathogens, and Keynotes

Pleural fluid for laboratory diagnosis

Introduction Pleural fluid culture and sensitivity is a diagnostic test used to identify and determine the antibiotic susceptibility of microorganisms present in the pleural fluid. The pleural fluid is a clear fluid that accumulates between the two layers of the pleura, the membrane that surrounds …

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Staphylococcus saprophyticus: Introduction, Morphology, Pathogenicity, Lab Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention, and Keynotes

Staphylococcus saprophyticus on Muller-Hinton agar (MHA) showing novobiocin resistance

Introduction Staphylococcus saprophyticus is a species of bacteria that belongs to the genus Staphylococcus. It is a Gram-positive, coagulase-negative, and facultative anaerobic bacterium. Like other staphylococci, S. saprophyticus typically appears in clusters under a microscope, which is characteristic of its name, derived from the Greek …

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