More and more tiny red spots revealed themselves where no spots should be. Intra-cellular Gram negative diplococci, when found in fluid taken from the spine, could mean only one thing. And I knew ...

Gram-positive diplococci were noted on the CSF smear and empirical intravenous treatment with vancomycin, ceftriaxone, and dexamethasone was initiated in the emergency room. According to the ...

This patient, with gram-negative intracellular diplococci bilaterally on gram stain, subsequently had positive conjunctival cultures for N. gonorrhoeae (Figure 2). Sensitivity studies showed the ...

The present report deals with the in vitro anti-microbial activity of novobiocin and its efficacy in the treatment of a variety of surgical infections due to staphylococci and other gram-positive ...

Gram staining of cerebrospinal fluid showed gram-negative diplococci. Latex agglutination testing was positive for type A meningococcal infection. The patient had not received vaccination for any ...