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What area of the throat is swabbed for throat culture and why?

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Answer:

back of the throat and tonsils

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What is a throat culture?
A throat culture is a technique for identifying disease bacteria in material taken from the throat.
What characteristics does a normal throat culture have?
Normal results would include finding organisms that grow in healthy throat tissues. These organisms include non-hemolytic and alpha-hemolytic streptococci, some Neisseria species, staphylococci,...
What characteristics does an abnormal throat culture have?
In addition to S. pyogenes, other disease agents may be identified in the throat culture. Infectious agents that can be identified include Candida albicans, which can cause thrush; Corynebacterium...
What is the purpose of a throat culture?
The primary purpose of a throat culture is identification of the specific organisms that cause strep throat. These organisms are Group A streptococci, specifically Streptococcus pyogenes.
What formula for throat area?
You cant find the area of the throat because the throat is 3-D and the area is only for 2-D measurements