Medical Advice on "Microbiology"

How sensitive is HIV 2 RNA PCR qualitative test?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern and try to relieve your worry. None of the tests having 100% sensitivity and specificity, every tests having some limitations. Therefore if there is any doubt, we need to do multiple...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Manish Purohit

My culture report showed Nocardia positive. How to proceed?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern, but I require some more information. What specimen you had given for culture and in how many days it came back positive? What are the antibiotics you had taken earlier? How did you get that ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Manish Purohit

How long does cold sore virus live in liquid lipstick?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. There is exactly not much research done on how long bacteria or viruses could survive in a liquid lipstick. If you have had a gastrointestinal infection, and if your lipstick came in contac...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Suneetha B S

Why do I have the feeling of insect moving on the skin?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Certain parasitic infection can also cause itching. You can get an eosinophil count check to get the proper diagnosis. For further doubts consult a microbiologist online --> https://www.icliniq.com/ask-a-doc...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Arun R Kaushik

I am positive for herpes 2 with rashes in the thigh. Will it confine to genital area also?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Genital herpes normally presents with the lesions or the cold sores as you mentioned, and the rash can be a very atypical presentation which is also rare. It is mostly the cold sores, and the ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Jaydeep Tripathy

What are the possibilities of Listeria monocytogenes to colonise and proliferate in a dry plate?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. I suggest that you get a culture for listeria from the cloth which was used. If the cloth was dry, then the chance of the listeria to survive is less. It is difficult to predict if the water...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Arun R Kaushik

My tongue has a white and yellow coating. Is it due to yeast overgrowth?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have noted your concerns. Having had treated similarly presenting patients at my practice, I want to tell you that it is not a cause of worry. Most often this condition is seen in individuals who have a geographical t...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Vinay Kumar

Are there any common viruses or bacteria that would be viable after 3 years?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. It would have been better if your query had been clear about whether you meant the normal circumstances inside the human body or in the environmental condition. Inside the human body, bacteria and viruses can survive fo...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Manish Purohit

Will rabies virus survive outside host if exposed to sunlight?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Usually, UV rays of the sun are known to kill the virus. So usually they do not survive outside the body when exposed to the sunlight.  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Arun R Kaushik

Is it possible for the rabies virus to survive outside the host animal under sunlight?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Rabies virus is not very robust under external environmental conditions. Direct sunlight and lack of humidity are very deleterious to its survival. It might survive for a couple hours or so, but there is no definitive pr...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Tamas Das