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Throat swab culture

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Alternative Names

Throat culture and sensitivity; Culture - throat


Normal Values

The presence of the usual mouth and throat bacteria is a normal finding.


What abnormal results mean

The growth of certain organisms such as group A beta-hemolytic streptococci (which causes strep throat) as well as other organisms which cause diphtheria and gonorrhea is abnormal and may indicate infection.


Review Date: 06/10/2005
Reviewed By: Eleftherios Mylonakis, M.D., Division of Infectious Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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