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Urology (Expert Forum)
need help with test result
Answered by
Stephen Liroff, MD - Urology, Pediatric Urology, Peyronie’s disease
Vattikuti Urology Institute, Henry Ford Hospital
West Bloomfield - MI
Questions in the Urology forum are answered by Dr. Stephen Liroff, affiliated with the Henry Ford Hospital. Topics covered include benign prostate disease, penis curvature, cystisis, kidney stones, pediatric urology, prostate, sexual dysfunction, urinary tract infections (UTI), and urological cancers.
need help with test result
by learning2, Sep 30, 2009 12:22PM
dear doctor,
this is a previous post from STD forum, but since the result is not STD concerned, probably is more appropriate to post it here
my doctor advised me to take another swab test to ease my paranoia. just came back with this result :
coccus gram positive : 3 (few)
diplococcus gram neg (extra) : not found
diplococcus gram neg (intra) : not found
my doctor told me nothing to worry about the coccus gram positive. do you have 2nd opinion to this matter ?
it's been a 8 weeks since last time I had sex and I have no problem while urinating.
my question is, how dangerous is the coccus gram positive bacteria ? do I need any medication since my GP did not give me any. and how did I get it ? is it a normal bacteria in the urethra ?
thank you for your time and answer
this is a previous post from STD forum, but since the result is not STD concerned, probably is more appropriate to post it here
my doctor advised me to take another swab test to ease my paranoia. just came back with this result :
coccus gram positive : 3 (few)
diplococcus gram neg (extra) : not found
diplococcus gram neg (intra) : not found
my doctor told me nothing to worry about the coccus gram positive. do you have 2nd opinion to this matter ?
it's been a 8 weeks since last time I had sex and I have no problem while urinating.
my question is, how dangerous is the coccus gram positive bacteria ? do I need any medication since my GP did not give me any. and how did I get it ? is it a normal bacteria in the urethra ?
thank you for your time and answer
Doctor's Answer
by Stephen Liroff, MD, Oct 18, 2009 10:07PM
, Oct 18, 2009 10:07PMTo: learning2
Your results are, as your physician has stated, normal. The ends of urethras are not sterile and it is not unusual to find a small number of bacteria ion them. You do not need any treatment for this and there is nothing here that you would be transmitting to a sexual partner.
S.A.Liroff, M..D.
epitel : 3-4 (few)
Lekosit : 1 (found)
Rod Gram Negative : not found
fungus : not found
please help me explain the test result sir.
thank you