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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