what is culture & antibiogram test?

A Culture & Antibiogram test (also called Culture & Sensitivity – C&S) is a laboratory test used to detect infections and choose the right antibiotic.

1. Culture (What is it?)

A culture test means growing microorganisms (like bacteria or fungi) from a patient sample in the lab.

• Common samples:
  
  
  
  • Blood
  
  
  • Urine
  
  
  • Sputum
  
  
  • Wound swab
  
  
  • CSF
  
  
  
  


• Purpose:
  
  
  
  • To identify which organism is causing the infection