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Culture - Joint Fluid (Aspirate)
Alternate Names : Joint Fluid Culture
Definition This is a laboratory test to isolate and identify organisms that cause infection, performed on a specimen of fluid obtained from fluid around a joint. See also synovial fluid analysis.
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Why is the Test Performed?
The test may be performed when there is unexplained pain and inflammation of a joint, or suspected infection in a joint.
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• Definition
• Why is the Test Performed?
• How is the Test Performed?
• How to Prepare for the Test?
• How will the Test Feel?
• Normal Values
• What do Abnormal Results Mean?
• Special Considerations
• Risks
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Topics that might be of interest to you Diseases & Conditions
• Fungal Arthritis
• Gonococcal Arthritis
• Non-Gonococcal (Septic) Bacterial Arthritis
Tests & Exams
• Synovial Fluid Analysis
Other Topics
• Adolescent Test or Procedure Preparation
• Bleeding
• Infant Test/Procedure Preparation
• Joint Pain
• Preschooler Test/Procedure Preparation
• School Age Test/Procedure Preparation
• Toddler Test/Procedure Preparation
Review Date : 1/7/2002
Reviewed By : Camille Kotton, M.D., Infectious Diseases Division, Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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