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genital culture

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genital culture
Genital exudate culture Microbiology The placing of swabs from external ♂ or ♀ genital surfaces in a growth medium, under conditions intended to optimize proliferation. See Culture.


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A physical exam, a urine pregnancy test, and genital cultures confirmed my initial hunch that she had a sexually transmitted disease and was pregnant.
If S aureus is reported out from a genital culture, include the comment: "Patients colonized with this organism are at greater risk of developing toxic shock syndrome if they are tampon users.
5) It is possible that the coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated in this genital culture produced a bacteriocin(s), which was able to inhibit the growth of the alpha-streptococci in the culture and upon subculture testing.
 
 
 
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