Skin or mucosal biopsy culture


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Mucosal biopsy
Mucosal biopsy
Alternative Names

Culture - skin or mucosal biopsy


Normal Values

The presence of no organisms (a sterile biopsy) is normal.


What abnormal results mean

Bacterial or fungal growth is present (infection).



Review Date: 02/10/2006
Reviewed By: Kenneth Wener, M.D., Division of Infectious Diseases, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.


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