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Cultivo del líquido peritoneal - Resultados

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Cultivo del líquido del peritoneo

Valores normales:

El líquido peritoneal es estéril, así que lo normal es la ausencia de organismos.

Significado de los resultados anormales:

La proliferación de cualquier microorganismo, como bacterias u hongos, a partir del líquido peritoneal es anormal e indica la presencia de peritonitis.

Cultivo peritoneal

Fecha de revisión: 1/27/2008
Versión en inglés revisada por:D. Scott Smith, M.D., MSc, DTM&H, Chief of Infectious Disease & Geographic Medicine, Kaiser Redwood City, CA & Adjunct Assistant Professor, Stanford University. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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