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Infectious
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Specimen in appropriate
transport medium. Specify source.
Container/Tube: Sterile screw-capped container,
eSwab, M40 transystem Amies agar transport media (Copan)(for
non-NUH patients)
Collection Instructions: Please refer to Test Catalogue -> Test Collection Information -> Microbiology Transport Media -> Anaerobic Culture
Please refer to Test Catalogue -> Test Collection Information -> eSwab Training Slides
Sample Stability
** Preferred temperatures for storage prior to and during shipping to NUH **
| Specimen Type: | All types |
|---|---|
| Ambient: | Submit sample to lab immediately |
| Refrigerate: | Variable |
| Frozen: | Unacceptable |
Reference Interval
No growth of aerobes.
No growth of anaerobes.
Days and Times Performed
Monday through Sunday, TAT 2-4 days
Methodology
Conventional Culture
Service Code
23032
Update
Last updated 11/10/2021
Unacceptable Condition
Anaerobic culture not recommended for catheter tips, semen, vaginal swabs, urethral swabs, and stool.
Samples in Formalin, Universal Transport Medium (UTM), boric acid bottle.
Testing Laboratory
National University Hospital
Clinical Microbiology, 67724343
Useful For
Diagnosis of bacterial infection.
Special Instruction
Do not use this test code for respiratory specimens, urine, stool.