Another way? An investigation into an institution’s use of the Wayson stain in re-evaluating “no organisms seen” on Gram stain smears from positive blood cultures

Another way? An investigation into an institution’s use of the Wayson stain in re-evaluating “no organisms seen” on Gram stain smears from positive blood cultures

ABSTRACT Automated continuous monitoring blood culture instruments identify metabolism byproducts and flag blood culture bottles as “positive.” A Gram stain is used to visualize and characterize the microbial growth in the broth and initiate additional testing. When no organisms are seen (NOS) on Gr...

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Main Authors: Christopher C. Attaway, Jessica Smith, Daniel D. Rhoads
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2025-02-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
Subjects:
wayson stain
blood cultures
Gram-negative
bacteriology
clinical methods
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02573-24
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