Sputum culture

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Sputum culture
Cocci-shaped Enterococcus sp. bacteria taken from a pneumonia patient
ICD-990.42
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A sputum culture is a

colony morphology
and biochemical tests of bacterial growth.

If bacteria or fungi that can cause infection grow in the culture, other tests can determine which

sensitivity testing
.

In a hospital setting, a sputum culture is most commonly ordered if a patient has a

M tuberculosis, which are transmitted by inhaling aerosols. For this reason, laboratory processing of sputum for respiratory pathogens are performed with the aid of a biological safety cabinet
.

References

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