Bronchoscopic Culture
Alternate Names : Culture - Bronchoscopic
Definition This is a laboratory test to isolate and identify organisms that cause infection that is performed on a specimen of lung tissue or secretions from the lung. The specimen is obtained by the procedure of bronchoscopy, in which a tube is passed into the bronchi through the mouth to view the airways of the lungs.
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