0
The specimen for culture should be collected before antibiotics are begun. The patient should first rinse his or her mouth with water. If tuberculosis is suspected, collection of sputum should be carried out in an isolation room.
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What are the most common types of culture specimens?
Throat, Urine, sputum, wound, and stool.
Which of these was often associated with hippie culture?
The "hippie" culture of the mid-60's was often associated with psychedelic music, the sexual revolution, and recreational drug usage.
Which hat is worn by both men and women and is traditionally associated with France and French culture?
akubra
What does ming mean?
Ming can mean a great many things. Often associated with Chinese culture Ming can be a personal name or the name of a group of people.
What is the opposite word for RUCHI - Hindi word?
RUCHI - means tasty food / preparations / gourmet etc., opposite of RUCHI should be ARUCHI (not tasty / bad taste / foul preparations etc.,
What preparations are associated with a cervical culture?
Women should not douche or take a bath within 24 hours of collection of a cervical or vaginal culture.
What preparations are associated with a vaginal culture?
Women should not douche or take a bath within 24 hours of collection of a cervical or vaginal culture.
What preparations are associated with a urethral culture?
Men should not urinate one hour before collection of a urethral specimen.
What are the types of sputum cultures?
Bacterial culture. Fungal culture. Viral culture
What is a sputum culture?
Sputum is material coughed up from the lungs and expectorated (spit out) through the mouth. A sputum culture is done to find and identify the microorganism causing an infection of the lower respiratory tract such as pneumonia.
How long does it take to get tuberculosis sputum culture results?
It can take anywhere from one to eight weeks to get Tuberculosis Sputum culture results. The test will determine if you have Tuberculosis.
What is the laboratory procedure for determining the pathogen present in sputum?
Sputum culture is the laboratory procedure for determining which pathogens are present.
How do antibiotics effect sputum cultures?
Antibiotics in the person's system may prevent microorganisms present in the sputum from growing in culture.
How long does it take to get sputum culture results?
42 days
What are the normal results of a sputum culture?
Sputum from a healthy person would have no growth on culture. A mixture of microorganisms, however, normally found in a person's mouth and saliva often contaminate the culture. they may be reported as normal flora contamination.
Sputum Culture-gram positive cocci?
Sounds pretty typical.
Is sputum and culture sensitivity used to diagnose pneumonia?
What can cause germination of a disk
