Gram-positive bacilli are shaped like rods. ... Gram-negative bacteria have the ability to cause a lot of diseases in humans. They can reach almost all of the organ systems.

Neonatal meningitis is an illness with potentially devastating consequences. Early identification of potential risk factors for Gram-negative rod (GNR) infections versus Gram-positive cocci (GPC ...

Multi-drug Resistant Gram-negative Rods Found In Two Philippine Neonatal Intensive Care Units. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 4, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2009 / 05 / 090515130709.htm ...

Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found a high frequency of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative rods (GNRs) in two of the largest neonatal intensive care units (NICUs ...

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.

Carbapenem-resistant gram-negative rods isolated from clinical specimens received from the outpatient, emergency, and inpatient departments were included. Consecutive, non-probability sampling was ...