Lung needle biopsy culture is a laboratory test that examines a piece of lung tissue to look for the cause of an infection.

Culture - lung needle biopsy

After a piece of lung tissue is taken from a patient's lung (a biopsy), the tissue is sent to a laboratory. The laboratory technician will place the tissue sample in a special substance that promotes growth. This can help identify the cause of illness or infection.

See lung needle biopsy.

The culture is done in a lab. You do not need to prepare for this.

A lung needle biopsy culture is performed when infection of the lung is suspected and sputum or bronchoalveolar lavage (see Bronchoscopy with lavage "BAL") cultures have not identified the cause of the infection.

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Lung tissue biopsy

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Lung needle biopsy culture Results

Review Date: 11/16/2005
Reviewed By: Monica Gandhi, M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, UCSF, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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