Quality Assurance and Control in Clinical Laboratories

Table 2 Results ofculture ofspecimens from patients with other pulmonary effusions Results of culture No of specimens No bacterial growth detected 29 Mixed coliforms and anaerobes 29* Anaerobes only lot Staphylococcus aureus only 1 Mixed anaerobes and Streptococcus milleri 2 Total 71 *Eighteen patients had fistulae with the gastrointestinal tract.