What Are The Applications Of Gram Staining?

1.	What Are The Applications Of Gram Staining?
Answer» Rapid presumptive DIAGNOSIS of diseases such as bacterial meningitis Selection of empirical ANTIBIOTICS based on Gram stain FINDING Selection of suitable culture media based on Gram stain finding Screening of quality of clinical specimens. such as sputum that should contain many pus cells and few epithelial cells COUNTING of bacteria Appreciation of morphology and types of bacteria in a clinical SPECIMEN

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Rapid presumptive DIAGNOSIS of diseases such as bacterial meningitis
Selection of empirical ANTIBIOTICS based on Gram stain FINDING
Selection of suitable culture media based on Gram stain finding
Screening of quality of clinical specimens. such as sputum that should contain many pus cells and few epithelial cells
COUNTING of bacteria
Appreciation of morphology and types of bacteria in a clinical SPECIMEN

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