Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or being a bacterium that does not retain the violet stain used in the Gram stain method.
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- adjective medicine that is not
stained violet byGram's method
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Examples
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There was evidence that exposure to a particular type of bacteria, known as gram-negative rods, was also related to lower rates of allergic responses.
Greater Germ Exposure Cuts Asthma Risk Shirley S. Wang 2011
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Also known as gram-negative bacteremia and gram-positive bacteremia, sepsis occurs when infectious agents like bacteria or fungi or products of infection like bacterial toxins enter the body, most often through a wound or incision.
Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010
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Aureus, Enterococcus species or various bacterial species from a group known as gram-negative rods.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed FRAN LOWRY 2011
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Overall, two thirds of the swab cultures were positive for either S. aureus (26 percent), Enterococcus species (44 percent) or various bacterial species from a group known as gram-negative rods (22 percent).
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Overall, two thirds of the swab cultures were positive for either S. aureus (26 percent), Enterococcus species (44 percent) or various bacterial species from a group known as gram-negative rods (22 percent).
FOXNews.com 2011
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There was evidence that exposure to a particular type of bacteria, known as gram-negative rods, was also related to lower rates of allergic responses.
FOXNews.com 2011
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A shunt infection can be devastating for the neonate or premature infant, especially when it involves gram-negative organisms.
Hydrocephalus 2010
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Agency inspectors found that raw materials set aside for use to make several lots were contaminated with gram-negative bacteria, according to the inspection report.
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"Normalization of leaky gut in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is accompanied by a clinical improvement: effects of age, duration of illness and the translocation of LPS from gram-negative bacteria."
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Unlike resistant forms of Klebsiella and other gram-negative bacteria, however, MRSA can be treated.
Superbugs « Isegoria 2008
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