Table of Contents
- Overview
- Results
- Risks
- Prevention
- Images
Mucosal culture; Culture - skin; Culture - mucosal
What the risks are
A laboratory culture does not pose a risk to the patient. For information on risks related to removing a sample of skin or mucosal tissue, see:
Skin lesion biopsy Gum biopsy
Images
Mucosal biopsy
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Skin culture Prevention
Review Date: 10/18/2009
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of
General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington
School of Medicine. 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)
