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what the risks are --> rectal culture, culture, rectal, rectal culture, laboratory test to isolate, identify organisms, in the rectum, cause gastrointestinal symptoms, many organisms, in the lower gastrointestinal, gi, tract, pathogens, disease-causing organisms, bowel, a cotton swab is inserted, rectum, rotated gently, withdrawn, a smear, the swab, in culture media to encourage the growth, microorganisms, culture is observed, growth at regular intervals, in the laboratory, growth is observed, organisms, further tests, sensitivity, the organisms to antimicrobial therapy, carried out, sensitivity analysis, a rectal examination, by the health care provider, infants, children, test depends on child's age, level of trust, prepare child, infant test, procedure preparation, birth to 1 year, toddler test, procedure preparation, 1 to 3 years, preschooler test, procedure preparation, 3 to 6 years, schoolage test, procedure preparation, 6 to 12 years, adolescent test, procedure preparation, 12 to 18 years, there pressure, the swab is inserted, rectum, the test, not painful, test is performed, gastrointestinal distress is present, infection is suspected, a cause, the distress, performed, a gonorrhea infection is suspected, an alternative to a fecal culture, not possible, obtain a feces specimen, hospital, nursing home setting, someone carries vancomycin-resistant enterococcus, vre, in intestine, spread to other patients, patients, vre, maintained on isolation precautions, presence of organisms, found, in the body is normal, abnormal results, indicate an infection, bacterial, parasitic enterocolitis, gonorrhea, culture shows, vancomycin-resistant enterococcus, the patient, carrier, does not necessarily have an infection, gonorrhea, male, proctitis, no risks.



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