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|Articles|October 18, 2011

Case 9, Answer 5b

Try again. Cytologic examination may reveal whether there is an abundance of inflammatory cells or changes in the bacterial ratios, but it won’t identify a cause unless organisms such as Histoplasma or Prototheca species are present. Since our primary concern in this case is salmonellosis, cytology would not be a good next step.

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