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Results 1 - 10 of 22 for Microorganism
  1. Septic arthritis 
    ... when bacteria or other tiny disease-causing organisms (microorganisms) spread through the blood to a joint. It ... when the joint is directly infected with a microorganism from an injury or during surgery. Joints that ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000430.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Lymph node culture 
    ... are also used to identify specific cells or microorganisms before culture results are available. If needle aspiration ... normal result means there was no growth of microorganisms on the lab dish. Normal value ranges may ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003737.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Pneumocystosis (image) 
    ... an infection of the lungs caused by the microorganism Pneumocystis carinii. Pneumocystosis is almost exclusively seen in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/17278.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Respiratory cilia (image) 
    ... protect the lining of the bronchus and trap microorganisms.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19533.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Duodenal tissue culture (image) 
    ... is present or if there are any other microorganisms present that could be causing infection.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9280.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Bile culture (image) 
    ... in culture media and observed for growth of microorganisms. If there is no growth in the culture, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9105.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Gram stain of urethral discharge (image) 
    ... gram stain procedure is a method of staining microorganisms on a slide using crystal violet to be ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9354.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Gram stain of tissue biopsy (image) 
    ... gram stain procedure is a method of staining microorganisms on a slide using crystal violet to be ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9353.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Phagocytosis (image) 
    ... chemicals also attract white blood cells that "eat" microorganisms and dead or damaged cells. The process where ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9478.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Pericardial fluid culture (image) 
    ... the media is observed for the growth of microorganisms. The test is performed when an infection of ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9731.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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