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Blood Culture

Blood culture is a test done to check for the presence of bacteria, yeast, or other microorganisms in the blood. Positive blood culture shows the presence of bacteria or fungi in the blood, and it indicates a blood infection called bacteremia or fungemia. In severe cases, it results in sepsis.

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Why is my platelet count dropping?

Query: Hi doctor, My hemoglobin level increased from 15 to 17, and platelet count decreased from 3.1 to 1.4*10^3 per microliter of blood in the last five months. The only symptom I have is occasional skin itching.  Read Full »


Dr. Goswami Parth Rajendragiri

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. As your platelet count decreased over four months duration, chronic infection, and drug history have to be ruled out first. If they are not causative then a detailed investigation plan should be decided according to the examinations as follows: ESR (erythrocyte...  Read Full »

My daughter has a fever along with seizures. Please help.

Query: Hello doctor, My one year old daughter had a fever for four days, with one episode of seizure on the fourth day which lasted less than a minute. There was no post ictal confusion or drowsiness. At first, the doctors started with Ceftriaxone and Amikacin for four days, then a lumbar puncture was done...  Read Full »


Dr. Deepak Patel

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concerns. From the symptoms and investigations, your child is most probably having meningitis. The first line of treatment is Ceftriaxone and Amikacin. This covers the most common organism for meningitis at this age. The blood culture which showed...  Read Full »

I have cellulitis in the lower part of the leg. Kindly suggest an antibiotic.

Query: Hi doctor, I am suffering from cellulitis in the lower part of the leg from the last 15 days. I had consulted a doctor and he prescribed Clarithromycin 500 mg. The infection was greatly reduced. As soon as I stopped using antibiotic, it became red and pain started again over the part where it was pr...  Read Full »


Dr. Bharat Patodiya

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. It's important to have your blood sugar levels checked and undergo a blood culture to assess the presence of any drug-resistant organisms, which would guide adjustments to the antibiotics for effective cellulitis.treatment. Additionally, consider an abdominal ultrasound ...  Read Full »

How do culture viral tests uses only cell-free viruses to identify the infectious fluids?

Query: Hi doctor, Culture viral tests are the gold key test to identify if fluid is infectious or not. I would like to know how this test will determine if fluid is infectious if it does not consider the cell-associated virus. I am asking because viral culture uses filtration and centrifugation that take a...  Read Full »


Dr. Vandana Andrews

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thanks for writing to us, Fluid analysis is used to help diagnose the cause of inflammation in any cavity and or accumulation of fluid in the cavity. To determine the main reason for fluid accumulation, an initial set of tests (fluid protein, albumin, or LDH (lactate de...  Read Full »

Should I be concerned about a positive yeast infection?

Query: Hi doctor, A few months ago, I was seen at the ER. Several days later, I received a call from the ER department and they informed me that my blood tested positive for yeast and suggested a follow up with my MD. I did the follow up and my MD said it is normal and there is no treatment. I am having so...  Read Full »


Dr. Bharat Patodiya

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your anxiety. Since the blood culture was a few months back and you had a symptom-free period, I do not think that the present symptoms are due to previous bloodstream infections. Bloodstream fungal culture could have been contamination because fungemia pat...  Read Full »

What is the reason for fever during the recovery phase of dengue?

Query: Hello doctor, I have a 5 year old son, who is 16.5 kg. He is suffering from dengue since one week, and his platelets count dropped to 62,000. The platelet count increased to 83,000, but the next day, he got a fever of 99.9 F. Why is he getting fever during the recovery phase of dengue? Please advice...  Read Full »


Dr. Babu Lal Meena

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The cause of fever could be low-grade SIRS (systemic inflammatory response syndrome) in the recovery phase of dengue. Usually, fever lasts for 7 to 8 days, and the platelet starts to rise after day five. There are other causes as well, for example, co-infection o...  Read Full »

Are high creatinine and back pain signs of kidney failure?

Query: Hello doctor, I have pain on the right side of my back, and I have a fever of 100 F. I do not have shortness of breath, and my urine output is fine. I get shoulder pain when I breathe deeply, and I feel tired. I got a blood test yesterday, and my neutrophils are 9.68, lymphocytes are 13.10, total le...  Read Full »


Dr. Krishna Somani

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Stop Tablet. Envas (Enalapril) immediately, and check your weight and blood pressure daily. If fever persists, then Tablet.Dytor plus (Spironolactone and Torasemide) also needs to be reduced. High creatinine of 1.4 is mostly because of fever, which would settle on...  Read Full »

Are there any side effects in getting a bone marrow test?

Query: Hi doctor, My mother's age is 60 years, and six months back her WBC count was 26000. She got admitted for two days and was discharged, at that time her WBC count came to 9000. Now from the last month, she was feeling tired, so we checked the WBC count, and it was 14,000. We went to the general physi...  Read Full »


Dr. Goswami Parth Rajendragiri

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have seen your attached reports (attachment removed to protect patient identity). The report shows high total count and premature WBC cells up to 13 to 14 %. It seems to be a leukemoid reaction like condition. Myeloid proliferation is present, but it does not seem t...  Read Full »

Does Vancomycin increase the body temperature?

Query: Hi doctor, My baby was born before a year at a gestation period of 27 weeks with a weight of 730 grams. She spent all the time in the hospital. Now she is having strange diseases. She has a fever of 38 degrees for almost 25 days. She is given with antibiotic Vancomycin. Her temperature gets raised ...  Read Full »


Dr. Prakash Chandra Girdhar Lal Nagar

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I went through the query and I understand your concern. If your baby is active, feeding well, gaining weight, and passing urine well, then your baby can have antibiotic fever as your baby was taking antibiotics for a very long period. There is nothing to be worried abou...  Read Full »

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