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Cultivo de tejido colónico - Results

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Cultivo de tejido del colon

Valores normales:

Un resultado normal significa que no ha habido proliferación de organismos patógenos en la caja de Petri.

Algunas bacterias "saludables", llamadas flora intestinal, normalmente se encuentran en el intestino. La proliferación de dichas bacterias durante este examen no significa que haya una infección.

Los rangos de los valores normales pueden variar ligeramente entre diferentes laboratorios. Hable con el médico acerca del significado de los resultados específicos de su examen.

Significado de los resultados anormales:

Un resultado normal significa que ha habido proliferación de microorganismos patógenos en la caja de Petri. Tales microorganismos pueden abarcar:

Bacteria Clostridium difficile
Citomegalovirus
Bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Bacteria salmonela
Bacteria Shigella

Estos microorganismos pueden llevar a que se presente una diarrea infecciosa o infecciones parasitarias y virales que comprometen el colon.

Colonoscopia

Cultivo de colon

Reviewed last on: 5/4/2010
Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine; George F. Longstreth, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, San Diego, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

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Steiner TS, Guerrant RL. Principles and syndromes of enteric infection. In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2009:chap 93.

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