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Ear Drainage Culture
Alternate Names : Culture - Ear Drainage
Definition This is a laboratory test to identify organisms that cause ear infections.
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Why is the Test Performed?
The test may be performed for an infection of the outer ear (see otitis externa; acute), as a routine part of myringotomy, otitis media with ruptured eardrum and draining fluid, and otitis media not responding to treatment. Most ear infections are diagnosed by clinical symptoms rather than by obtaining a culture.
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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
• Ear Infection - Acute
• Otitis
• Ruptured or Perforated Eardrum
• Swimmer's Ear
Tests & Exams
• Sensitivity Analysis
Surgery & Procedures
• Ear Tube Insertion
Other Topics
• Aspiration
• Bleeding
• Ear Discharges or Bleeding
• Earache
• Hearing Loss
Review Date : 1/8/2002
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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