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==Microbiology== | ==Microbiology== | ||
Initial evaluation is generally: Gram stain, cell count and differential, culture (on chocolate, blood and broth), protein count, and | Initial evaluation is generally: Gram stain, cell count and differential, culture (on chocolate, blood and broth), protein count, glucose and potentially antigen tests against specific suspected pathogens.<ref>Sheldon Campbell. Bacteriology I & II. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yale School of Medicine. 2017</ref> | ||
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