Mycobacterial culture of bone marrow


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Bone marrow aspiration
Bone marrow aspiration
Alternative Names

Culture - mycobacterial of bone marrow


Normal Values

The bone marrow is normally sterile (no organisms are present).


What abnormal results mean

An infection of the bone marrow with tuberculosis or other similar bacteria. This may also signify disseminated tuberculosis.



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


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