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Laboratory Code
LAB899
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Specimen in appropriate transport medium. Specify sample source.
Container/Tube: Sterile screw-capped container, eSwab, M40 transystem Amies agar transport media (for non-NUH patients), media plates for eye scraping (collect from NUH Microbiology Laboratory).
Collection Instructions: Please refer to eSwab Training Slides.
Please refer to Anaerobic Culture (for suitability of samples for anaerobic culture).
Specimen Stability
| Specimen Type | All types (except respiratory, CSF, urine, stool, blood) |
|---|---|
| Ambient | Submit sample to lab immediately |
| Refrigerate | Variable |
| Frozen | Unacceptable |
Methodology
Conventional Culture
Days and Times Performed
Monday through Sunday, TAT 2 - 7 days
Reference Interval
No growth of aerobic and anaerobic pathogens.
Testing Laboratory
National University Hospital
Clinical Microbiology, 67724343
Useful For
Diagnosis of aerobic and anaerobic bacterial infection.
Service Code
23032
LOINC Code Information
21020-3
Update
Last updated 21/3/2025
Unacceptable Condition
Anaerobic culture not recommended for catheter tips, semen, vaginal or vulvar secretions swabs, urethral swabs, penile swabs, nail, respiratory tract specimens, perineal swab, rectal swab.
Foley catheter, urinary catheters, ETT tips are not recommended for culture.
Samples in Formalin, Universal Transport Medium (UTM), boric acid bottle, non-sterile container, dry swab.
Special Instruction
Do not use this test code for respiratory specimens, urine, stool, blood.