Is a GC culture the same thing as a Gonorrhea culture and if so..?

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Is a GC culture the same thing as a Gonorrhea culture and if so..?

do false negatives ever occur?

2007-03-06 09:02:45 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs

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yeah it's also for clamydia nad no, you don't get false negatives if the dr. got a sufficient specimen.

2007-03-06 09:12:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋

Occasionally, but if the sample is collected and stored properly, the culture should grow if positive.

A GC culture is grown on Thayer-Martin media in a high CO2 environment.

2007-03-06 09:11:42 · answer #2 · answered by Radagast97 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋