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Gram staining of the sputum sample. A large number of gram-negative diplococci are phagocytosed by numerous neutrophils.
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Gram staining and culture. Gram staining results (Fig. 1) revealed a large number of gram-negative diplococci phagocytosed by numerous neutrophils.