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HelpTest Code MACAC Culture, Acanthamoeba
Infectious
Specimen Requirements
Submit only one of the following
Specimen Type: CSF, contact lens, contact lens
solution, tissue, corneal scrapings
Container/Tube: Sterile screw-capped container
with 1.0mL Page saline
Volume: Fluids 2.0mL, CSF 1.0mL
Minimum Volume: Fluids 1.0mL, CSF 0.5mL
For biopsies and corneal scraping:
1. Obtain Page saline from NUH Microbiology Laboratory.
2. Put specimen in Page saline.
For fluid specimens, send as neat sample in a sterile container.
Sample Stability
** Preferred temperatures for storage prior to and during shipping to NUH **
| Specimen Type: | All types |
|---|---|
| Ambient: | Submit sample to lab immediately |
| Refrigerate: | NA |
| Frozen: | Unacceptable |
Reference Interval
Acanthamoeba not isolated.
Days and Times Performed
Monday through Sunday, TAT 7-9 days
Methodology
Culture
Service Code
23029
Update
Last updated 10/1/2021
Unacceptable Condition
Specimen on slides, swab specimen, specimen in Universal Transport Medium (UTM) or in boric acid.
Testing Laboratory
National University Hospital
Clinical Microbiology, 67724343
Useful For
Cases of meningoencephalities associated with free living amoeba. Ulceration of cornea.