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Cultivo de líquido cefalorraquídeo - Resultados

Nombres alternativos

Cultivo de LCR; Cultivo del líquido espinal

Valores normales:

Un resultado normal significa que no hubo proliferación de ninguna bacteria, virus u hongo en la caja de Petri. Esto se denomina resultado negativo.

Significado de los resultados anormales:

Un resultado anormal significa que hubo proliferación de un hongo, un virus o una bacteria en la caja de Petri. Esto se considera un cultivo positivo y es un signo de meningitis infecciosa. Esto no necesariamente significa que la infección sea contagiosa, a menos que se trate de meningitis meningocócica.

Ver también:

Organismo neumococo

Fecha de revisión: 12/3/2007
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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