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Throat Culture
What Affects the Test
Reasons you may not be able to have the test or why the results may not be helpful include:
- Taking antibiotics recently. This may prevent the growth of an infection in the culture.
- Contamination of the throat culture sample by other types of bacteria from the mouth.
- Using antiseptic mouthwashes before the culture is taken.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: Reference June 12, 2012 |
| Medical Review: | Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Reference Donald R. Mintz, MD - Otolaryngology |
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