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Stool culture
Involves inoculating specific culture plates with stool to isolate bacteria that cause intestinal infections such as salmonella, shigella and campylobacter.
Dr. Larry Lutwick reviewed this
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A 34-year old asked:
Why would a person need a stool culture test?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: stool culture?
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A 34-year old female asked:
What types of things can be detected from a stool culture? It has me very nervous.
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A 28-year old female asked:
How long do stool cultures usually take?
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A member asked:
Do I have to see a specialist to get a stool culture ordered?
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A 37-year old asked:
What does it mean if it says "esch coli isolated" in an infant's stool culture report?
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A 35-year old asked:
Where is a stool culture usually done? At a hospital?
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A 34-year old asked:
When to repeat stool culture after antibiotic course?
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A 32-year old asked:
What is the stool culture that uses for patient with gastritis?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Daughter 5 had stool tested blood was detected and did stool culture test came back negative what's was the blood then and what is all tested?
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A 54-year old female asked:
I was diagnosed with e. Coli and it has not been treated per md, yet I am no longer symptomatic but have positive stool cultures, what can I do?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Will a stool culture detect h.pylori?
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A 22-year old female asked:
I tested 3+ for Group B strep after a stool culture, is this serious?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: stool culture positive for giardia?
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A 52-year old female asked:
How long does it take to get lab results for stool cultures being tested for c difficile?
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A 33-year old male asked:
My routine stool test showed e histolytica cyst twice but stool culture test showed nothing. Wht to do?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Up endo, stool cultures all neg, no leukocytes found however WBC were present in ova culture. Does this mean anything? What would be the next test?
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A 29-year old female asked:
I had just been diagnosed with colitis at the ER on thursday and now I have had green stools for 3 days. The stool culture is negative, so what is it?
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A 24-year old female asked:
I am seeing blood around my stool. Also white balls, tissues and cells comes out every time with stool from 2 weeks. I got stool culture test done its negative. Stool looks like small balls. Should I go to ER as GI appointment is not available soon?
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A 54-year old male asked:
Is it ok to give 6 years old probiotic enterogermina bacillus clausii who is diagnosed with c difficile via stool culture test?
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A 45-year old female asked:
My cecum is thick and inflamed if it was due to an infection my stool culture would show that wouldn't it? If mine was neg. Does that mean cancer?
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A 38-year old male asked:
My 4 month baby having green potty for last 2.5 months. E-coli in stool culture test. Doc says need not to worry & refused to give medicine.Is it nrml?
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A female asked:
Are WBC in stool normal? What could this mean? Already had upper endo, ges, stool cultures. Having bowel issues, feel full quick, pain
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A 18-year old male asked:
I have chronic inflammation in duodenum and overgrowth of e.coli shown in stool culture. But celiac came negative. What it could be? (I am from India)
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A 28-year old male asked:
If Piles became infected then Will Stool Routine show pus? and Stool Culture will show bacteria? OR Both Routine and Culture will NORMAL? ThenTREATMEN
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A 17-year old male asked:
When lab does a routine stool culture does that include checking for H.pylori ?. They did mine because of Gastrointestinal complains.
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A 23-year old male asked:
I am experiencing loose bowel for 2 days. Stool culture result showed no sign of salmonella, shigella or other vibro groups. Pus cells high.
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A 54-year old male asked:
6 yrs old stool culture shows staphylococcus Aureus.Earlier diarhea & fever for 8 dys but now no diar or fever & seems better.Is treatment needed?
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A member asked:
My 5 week old was dx with entrovirus. He also had a positive lactoferrin stool culture. His ammonia level was 80. Could this be a metabolic disorder?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Antibioticinduced pancolitis from amoxicillin treated w IV cipro (ciprofloxacin) 1 dose Flagyl q8 4d vanco po q6 4d 3 neg stool cultures home w vanco 11d should take?
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