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Sputum culture

PulmonologyInfectious DiseasePathologyImportant

A laboratory test that grows organisms from coughed-up mucus to identify the cause of a lung or airway infection.

Korean

객담배양검사

기침으로 뱉은 가래에서 균을 배양하여 폐나 기도 감염의 원인을 밝히는 검사.

French

Culture des expectorations

Analyse de laboratoire qui met en culture les crachats pour identifier la cause d'une infection pulmonaire ou des voies respiratoires.

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