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Specimen Requirements
Preferred:
Container/Tube: ESwab
Collection Instructions: Acceptable specimens include: Pus from any deep wound or abcess, necrotic tissue, aspirated fluids and exudates.
Also Acceptable:
Container/Tube: Sterile Container, Nasopharengeal swabs (deep sinus only)
Specimen Stability
Ambient: Swab – 48 hours
Refrigerate: Blood, Fluid, Tissue, Bone, BAL – 2 Weeks Nasopharengeal swabs are good for 1 hour
Reference Range
No growth at 72 Hours
Methodology
Manual
CPT
87075
Test Alias
Culture Anaerobic (Any Source)
Anaerobic Culture
C Anaerobic