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Test Code N.AERGS CULTURE, AEROBIC

Important Note

  • MUST INDICATE BODY SOURCE

Methodology

Automated Microbiology Analyzer

Specimen Requirements

Wound or Abscess

 

Container/Tube:     See below

Specimen Volume: See below

Collection:

OPEN WOUND, ULCERS OR SINUS TRACTS:

  1. Obtain swab or aspirate of deep area, avoiding skin flora.

CLOSED ABSCESSES, FISTULAS:

  1. Using needle and syringe collect specimen by puncturing cleaned skin until needle penetrates abscess. Aspirate material and submit in syringe with needle removed.
  2. Place sterile cap on syringe.
  3. Additionally a transport swab may be used.

 

Specimen Transport/Stability

Store and transport at room temperature and deliver to laboratory within 2 hours

 

Maximum Laboratory Time

2 to 10 days

 

Reference Ranges

Gram Stain:                         Varies     
Culture:  Varies
   
Reflex:  If pathogenic organisms are definitively identified
   If antimicrobial susceptibility testing is appropriate

 

Day(s) Test Set Up

Daily

Test Classification and CPT Coding

87205

87070