Gram-positive cocci (12 isolated genera/species) included eight pathogens, which constitutes 66.67% of all Gram-positive cocci and 14.54% of the total number of mesophilic bacteria.

Blood cultures drawn when she was admitted grew three organisms: Staphylococcus aureus, Peptostreptococcus anaerobius, and Gram-positive cocci in chains. The Gram-positive cocci had pinpoint growth, ...

However, they found that dapsone had good activity against gram-positive cocci; strains of Staphylococcus epidermis had MICs of 32 µg/mL and 64 µg/mL and strains of Enterococcus faecalis ...

Histopathologically, subcutaneous tissue showed diffuse hemorrhage and large numbers of gram-positive cocci with severe congestion and hemorrhage of the underlying skeletal muscle. Liver sections ...

Gram stain showed a positive predictive value (PPV) of 84.7% for gram-negative rods in urine culture; however, the PPV was only 38.4% for gram-positive cocci.

Using colony morphology on selected agars, Gram-stain morphology, and a number of 1-step biochemical or enzymatic tests, skilled microbiologists can identify the species of the majority of isolates ...