To obtain a sample of lung tissue for biopsy, a needle is inserted
within the lung and a sample is withdrawn and sent to the
laboratory. The laboratory test isolates and identifies organisms
that cause infection from the lung specimen. A lung needle biopsy
culture is performed when infection of the lung is suspected and
sputum or bronchoalveolar lavage cultures have not identified the
cause of the infection.
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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