Blood culture & infection

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Hello, I am attaching reports kindly see and let me know. He was diagnosed with Covid/Croup on 1st Aug. Due to fever spikes he was advised for blood culture to detect infection. Please see the reports and advice.

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Dr. Vinit M Mehta

Pediatrician 8 yrs exp Vadodara

Blood culture takes 5 days to show any results. In other reports, hb is low 8.6 and thus child requires iron medicine when well for 3 months. Rest all is normal. However, anything depends on child's problem, reports and combination of both.

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Dr. Nitin Lingayat

Pediatrician 11 yrs exp Pune

All normal except hemoglobin low

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