Could it be strep or staph? nm
Posted By: USMT on 2005-09-23
In Reply to: SPATH culture? goodness gracious! help pt has sore throat - thanks MTJB
Subject: Could it be strep or staph? nm
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strep
Subject: strep
I am not sure which way to type this.
Doc wants to check throat cultures to rule out strep. The pt has a UTI.
There are so many streps in the dictionary.
Strep
Subject: Strep
I always just type streptococcus (in italics) because they really cannot rule out the type until the tests are done. I haven't got one back yet. :)
strep
Subject: strep
should strep be capitalized? how about rapid strep test?
About Strep
Subject: About Strep
Does anyone know when it's proper to capitalize strep and when not to? I see it both ways in the dictionary. As in "he has a strep throat" or "diagnosed with group B strep," etc.
Thanks!
strep
Subject: strep
This is from a previous response by MQQA to a similar question.
If he is referring to strep throat, then that would be lower case. A specific type of strep, i.e. group B Streptococcus (Streptococcus is the genus here) would be capitalized.
Always capitalize genus names and their abbreviated forms when accompanied by a species name
kid with strep: prednisolone 15 s/l NT... NT ?? what is the NT?
Subject: kid with strep: prednisolone 15 s/l NT... NT ?? what is the NT?
Prescription for prednisolone 15 __ dispensed quantity sufficient 1 teaspoon p.o. x2 days.
also? it actually sounds like "quantefficient" ... rather than quantity sufficient.
(I hate this doctor)
Strep - capitalized
Subject: Strep - capitalized
I always thought Strep was supposed to be capitalized - it's the species, and the subspecies was typed with all small letters.
More and more, I'm seeing Strep typed with a small 's", and it comes up okay in our dictionary with a small "s". Am I incorrect?
Thanks! 
Strep acholasia
Subject: Strep acholasia
Has anyone heard of this being grown out of a urine culture?
Thanks,
Abby
Staph pneumonia? (nm)
Subject: Staph pneumonia? (nm)
x
maybe Staph epidermidis
Subject: maybe Staph epidermidis
nm
Staph. epidermiditis
Subject: Staph. epidermiditis
This is the one that is dictated the most often.
staph aureus............
Subject: staph aureus............
What negative staph?
Subject: What negative staph?
It SOUNDS like guaiac negative staph, but I know that is not right. Any ideas? The patient had a reexcision of left chronic draining fistula from periductal mastitis and completion ductectomy.
staph infection in the...
Subject: staph infection in the...
Staphylococcus aureus infection in the s/l eyelet?
Staph ominus?
Subject: Staph ominus?
The dictator states that the patient is only growing staph ominus in two blood cultures.
Or Staph non-aureus? nm
Subject: Or Staph non-aureus? nm
Staph orni ??
Subject: Staph orni ??
He says it clearly and it sounds like Staph orni, but I've never heard of it. Anybody?
TIA!
Looks like ur right group B beta strep
Subject: Looks like ur right group B beta strep
I transcribe it group B strep.
Subject: I transcribe it group B strep.
S/L strep "vierdans" or "bierdans"
Subject: S/L strep "vierdans" or "bierdans"
Strep throat slang?
Subject: Strep throat slang?
Strep is slang right? So should it be streptococcal throat? Streptococcus throat? 
? for a culture or strep test? (nm)
Subject: ? for a culture or strep test? (nm)
nm
GROUP B STREP IN DIAGNOSIS
I'm confused on group B strep in a diagnosis. My research tells me that group B and group beta strep are interchangeable; however, on a recent audit I was counted off because I typed group beta Streptococcus in the diagnosis. Was corrected that it should be: group B Streptococcus. Anybody know which is correct? Thank you!
coagulase negative Staph
Subject: coagulase negative Staph
Staphylococcus epidermidis
s/l coag neg staph *indipiloid*
Subject: s/l coag neg staph *indipiloid*
Thanks for any help
culture was only coag neg staph and
Subject: culture was only coag neg staph and
s/l and dipiloid or indipiloid
Maybe Staph Coagulase positive
Subject: Maybe Staph Coagulase positive
I think I have heard this before.
H. pylori and Staph aureus probably
Subject: H. pylori and Staph aureus probably
Patient with a staph infection. Please sm
Subject: Patient with a staph infection. Please sm
It turned out to be a non-MRSA infection. When he was in the hospital, he received "2 s/l units of s/l Ancept therapy" Thanks!
Staph aureus that is resistent to
Subject: Staph aureus that is resistent to
benzylpenicillen and other agents. A ______ that is resistent to Bactrim.
I feel like it is another organism but I can't hear it clear enough to decide.
Now sounds like Staph fornari
Subject: Now sounds like Staph fornari
He says it a second time but I can't find anything resembling Staph fornari either.
post-strep reactive arthritis
Subject: post-strep reactive arthritis
PSRA (post-streptococcal reactive arthritis) is mentioned at http://www.emedicine.com/PED/topic2006.htm in relationship to rheumatic fever, although "post" doesn't s/l "spin." kj
s/l ____ strep-reactive arthritis? sm
Subject: s/l ____ strep-reactive arthritis? sm
Patient is a 13-year-old male with a
past medical history of rheumatic
fever and ---- strep-reactive
arthritis?
I am not sure about any of it really
after the rheumatic fever to the
reactive arthritis. The blank, I
don't know if it is a stuture or
not, but sounds like "spin". TIA
group B beta strep - what is capitalized? NM Thx
Subject: group B beta strep - what is capitalized? NM Thx
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Patient is Group B Strep. is this capitalized like this
Subject: Patient is Group B Strep. is this capitalized like this
Staphylococcus hominis is a species of staph...sm
Subject: Staphylococcus hominis is a species of staph...sm
It is usually a harmless skin infection but can cause problems in immunocompromised patients. He's probably saying "staph hominis sepsis."
could it be coag (coagulase) negative staph
Subject: could it be coag (coagulase) negative staph
try googling - do you hear beta strep-reactive
Subject: try googling - do you hear beta strep-reactive
lots of info out there - good luck!
Strep throat is fine unless client specifies
Subject: Strep throat is fine unless client specifies
xx
sounds like strep mitis of nesbar or nespar
Subject: sounds like strep mitis of nesbar or nespar
Thanks
Pt has strep throat and has developed fever blisters. sm
Subject: Pt has strep throat and has developed fever blisters. sm
Has been applying s/l tarmex and Vaseline. Thanks!
We had cultures done initially which showed him to have Enterobacter and staph which was sm
Subject: We had cultures done initially which showed him to have Enterobacter and staph which was sm
sensitive to Floxin and he had been on s/l tenalones for about 14-20 days.
s/l new pressin nose drops to treat staph infection
Subject: s/l new pressin nose drops to treat staph infection
Sarcoma clinic note - patient found to have coag-neg staph instead
Subject: Sarcoma clinic note - patient found to have coag-neg staph instead
-The plan is to start her on antibiotics as per s/l ID's recommendation and follow her closely.-
This doesn't sound like the name of any of the doctors involved, so I thought it may be a protocol that I'm not familiar with. Thanks for your help!
wound cultures grew staph s/l avitromidus ?? avid-troe-muh-tus
Subject: wound cultures grew staph s/l avitromidus ?? avid-troe-muh-tus
xx
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (Staph aureus) (nmsg)
Subject: methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (Staph aureus) (nmsg)
xx
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