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Anaerobic Culture
ANAE
Methodology: | Culture |
Performed: | Sun-Sat |
Reported: | Negative culture reported at 3 days. Positive culture reported as soon as detected. |
Specimen Required: | Collect: Tissue or other material properly obtained from an abscess, biopsy, aspirate, drainage, exudate, lesion, or wound. To ensure proper growth of organisms use Amies gel OR ESwab. Specimen Preparation: Follow all precaution for handling biological material. Place specimen immediately into anaerobe transport media. Storage/Transport Temperature: Room temperature. Unacceptable Conditions: Specimen that is mislabeled; expired transport; swab not in gel transport medium or ESwab™ transport. Remarks: Specimen source required. Stability: Room Temperature: 48 hours; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: Unacceptable NOTE: * This test is approved for all states. * Performing LabAccu Reference Medical Laboratory |
CPT Code(s): | 87075 |