throat culture

[vil]

Dear teachers,

Would you tell me whether I am right about my interpretation of the expression in bold in the following sentence?

I’ve seen nurses give my son throat cultures.

throat culture = a microbiological procedure for identifying disease-causing bacterial organisms in material taken from the throat/ a test to find a bacterial or fungal infection in the throat

Thanks for your efforts.

Regards,

V

[corum]

Dear teachers,

Would you tell me whether I am right about my interpretation of the expression in bold in the following sentence?

I’ve seen nurses give my son throat cultures.

throat culture = a microbiological procedure for identifying disease-causing bacterial organisms in material taken from the throat/ a test to find a bacterial or fungal infection in the throat

Thanks for your efforts.

Regards,

V

You are right.
Erin Brockovich- I saw the movie umpteen times. It was there that I first heard the expression.
This part was at the beginning at a job interview.

- "You have a really nice office!"
- Thanks! Look!
- :(

[riquecohen]

Dear teachers,

Would you tell me whether I am right about my interpretation of the expression in bold in the following sentence?

I’ve seen nurses give my son throat cultures.

throat culture = a microbiological procedure for identifying disease-causing bacterial organisms in material taken from the throat/ a test to find a bacterial or fungal infection in the throat

Thanks for your efforts.

Regards,

V

You (or your medical dictionary) are correct about the definition of throat culture. However a nurse or doctor doesn't "give" this to someone. More accurately, a swab or sample is taken from the throat and sent to a lab to be grown for study (cultured.)