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Nasopharyngeal culture

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Nasopharyngeal culture
Nasopharyngeal culture
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Alternative Names

Culture - nasopharyngeal; Swab for respiratory viruses; Swab for Staph carriage


What the risks are

There are no risks.


Review Date: 10/15/2009
Reviewed By: Daniel Levy, MD, Infectious Disease, Maryland Family Care, Lutherville, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org).
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