Saturday, February, 11, 2012

Routine sputum culture

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Alternative Names

Sputum culture


What the risks are

There are no risks with this method of obtaining a sample.


Special considerations

Sometimes a Gram stain or AFB stain of the sputum done at the same time can help make the diagnosis.


Review Date: 10/15/2009
Reviewed By: Daniel Levy, MD, Infectious Disease, Maryland Family Care, Lutherville, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)