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CSF fungal culture
Spinal fluid samples may be sent to the lab to see if any fungi grow there.
Dr. Jeff Livingston reviewed this
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A 38-year old asked:
Who would need a cerebrospinal fluid fungal culture?
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A 76-year old male asked:
What exactly is a CSF culture & what is its purpose? Is it difficult to perform and does it take longer than blood cultures for a result to come back?
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A 38-year old female asked:
Pulled hospital records to see LP results. Gluc/protein(n) electrophoresis(n) albumin (h), cultures(-), myelin basic (n). The rest was sent to mayo and another. Does all csf or ms labs process through mayo? Does mayo send results to back to hospital?
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A 47-year old asked:
How much CSF does a person make a day?
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What to do if i got CSF results and have some questions?
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A member asked:
What test are done on CSF sample? Which ones you in the direction
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A 48-year old female asked:
What does effacement of ventral CSF mean?
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A 32-year old asked:
What is mild effacement of the ventral CSF space?
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A 36-year old male asked:
What can a LP high protein CSF level of 46 mean?
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A member asked:
Pl tell me homeopathic medicine for CSF rhinorrhoea?
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A 32-year old female asked about a female:
What does effacement of csf at craniojuntion mean for someone with chiari 1?
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A 30-year old asked:
How do you treat CSF otorrhea?
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A 38-year old female asked:
What are symptoms of a CSF leak?
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A 36-year old asked:
What sort of disorder is CSF otorrhea?
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A 39-year old asked:
My friend got CSF otorrhea. Why is that?
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A member asked:
What causes low csf glucose, high csf monocytes ?
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A 39-year old male asked:
Can you get CSF leaks 10 years after a spinal tap?
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A 41-year old female asked about a 38-year old female:
What does CSF is completely effaced at C5-C6 mean?
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A 42-year old asked:
What happens to my child as a result of CSF otorrhea?
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A 39-year old asked:
In what way can intracranial pressure(csf) be reduced?
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A 30-year old female asked:
What causes an intermittent csf leak to stop and start leaking?
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A 28-year old female asked:
I am concerned i may have a CSF leak. What are the most common signs?
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A member asked about a 45-year old male:
Does it require surgery if there is no CSF with indent of ventral thecal sac on c-5/c-6?
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A 46-year old asked:
I had a recent lp. What does slightly-below normal levels of IgG proteins in the CSF indicate?
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A 30-year old female asked:
How can Oligoclonal band testing have the result: "zero Oligoclonal bands in CSF. Two paired bands in CSF and serum "?
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A 37-year old female asked:
I have a c3-4 disc dessication with broad partial effacement in csf space? What does this mean? Could this paralyze me?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Raised ict is a contraindication to lp. Meningitis has raised ict. Then how do we do an LP in meningitis to collect csf?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Im concerned I might have a CSF leak.. What should I do? What are the odds of a severe complication if it goes ignored?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Waiting on neuro appt. What does it mean when you have multiple restriction bands present in CSF and serum? Inflammation?
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A 38-year old female asked:
Have had post nasal drip for years, weird taste all the time. How to tell the difference between CSF and post nasal drip?
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