Specify exact source of specimen.
This culture is intended for abscess, hardware, deep and/or sterile wound sites, or when rule out anaerobes is required.
If rule out Actinomyces is required as well as routine culture, order additional separate culture R/O Actinomyces Bacterial Culture and Sensitivity [ACTINC].
Superficial wounds (skin and superficial sites such as boil, furuncle, cyst, ulcer, superficial abrasion, first degree burn, impetigo, folliculitis, and cellulitis), see Wound Bacterial Culture and Sensitivity with Gram Stain [WNDC].
To rule out S. aureus only, see R/O Staph aureus Bacterial Culture only without Gram [STAPHC].
Body fluids or drains, see Place Holder for Body Fluid Bacterial Culture and Sensitivity with Gram Stain (includes anaerobes) [FLDPHC].
Tissues or biopsies, see Tissue Bacterial Culture and Sensitivity with Gram [TISC].
Genital cultures, see Genital Bacterial Culture and Sensitivity (Routine) without Gram Stain [GUC] or Genital Bacterial Culture and Sensitivity (Anaerobic) with Gram Stain [GUWANC].
Code | Name |
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SDES | Specimen Description |
SREQ | Special Requests |
GS | Gram Smear |
CULT | Culture |
RPT | Report Status |
Remove surface exudate before collecting specimen.
Preferred specimen: Abscess fluid in syringe. Remove needle, expel air and cap syringe.
Swab: Preferred method of transport is ESwab. Gel swab is acceptable.
Unacceptable: Specimens collected in Universal Transport Medium (UTM); dry swabs; syringes with needles; specimens collected with expired swabs/transport media.
Specify exact source of specimen and "R/O Anaerobes" for optimal workup
Abscess fluid: Transport in syringe (expel air, remove needle and cap syringe), ideally within 2 hours of collection, but not more than 24 hours after collection.
Swabs: Transport at room temperature, ideally within 4 hours of collection, but not more than 24 hours after collection.
Cold temperature reduces the viability of anaerobes.
Specimens will be rejected if received > 24 hours after collection. Viability of organisms is significantly reduced after 24 hours.
If specimen is described as "superficial", or if site is not specified and rule out anaerobes is not requested, log in WNDC.
HMC |
Microbiology
206-744-5858 325 9th Ave, Rm # GWH-47, Seattle, WA 98104-2420 |
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UW-MT |
Microbiology
206-520-4600 Clinical Lab, Room # NW177, |
UW-MT Microbiology performs testing for UW-MT and UW-NW.