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Impetigo : Tests

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Tests Overview Articles

Impetigo
Diagnosis is based mainly on the appearance of the skin lesion. A culture of the skin or lesion usually grows the bacteria streptococcus or staphylococcus.
Source:ADAM
Date:October 3, 2008
Impetigo
Characteristic appearance of the skin is the usual method of diagnosis, although fluid from the vesicles can be cultured and then examined in an attempt to identify the causative bacteria.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Impetigo
Characteristic appearance of the skin is the usual method of diagnosis, although fluid from the vesicles can be cultured and then examined in an attempt to identify the causative bacteria.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Impetigo
Observation of the appearance, location and pattern of sores is the usual method of diagnosis. Fluid from the vesicles can be cultured and examined to identify the causative bacteria.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Specific Tests Articles

Physical examination
During a physical examination, a health care provider studies a patient''s body to determine the presence or absence of physical problems.
Source:ADAM
Date:February 23, 2009
Sensitivity analysis
Sensitivity analysis determines the effectiveness of antibiotics against microorganisms such as bacteria that have been isolated from cultures.Blood culture Clean catch urine culture or catheterized specimen urine culture.Colonies of microorganism...
Source:ADAM
Date:March 14, 2009
Gram stain of skin lesion
A gram stain of a skin lesion is a laboratory test that uses special stains to detect and identify bacteria in a sample from a skin sore. The gram stain method is one of the most commonly used techniques for the rapid diagnosis of bacterial infect...
Source:ADAM
Date:December 3, 2007
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