Specimen Requirements
Title
Culture, Anaerobic Bacteria w/ Gram Stain
Specimen Requirement
Collect 2 anaerobic swabs in anaerobic transport gel vial (black top contains 2 swabs) or one ESwab (white cap). Source required on requisition for testing.
Sources NOT accepted: Throat, nasopharyngeal, sputum, bronchoscopic specimens. Stool or rectal swabs. Vaginal and cervical. External ear. External eye. Intrauterine device. Urine-voided or catheter. Superficial or fresh wounds.
Alternate Samples: 3 mL or 3 grams abscess, deep wound, tissue, normally sterile body fluids other than blood, bronchoscopic specimens obtained by the Double Lumen Brush technique, suprapubic urine aspirates obtained from bladder, nephrostomy tube or suprapubic catheterization, aspirated pus from deep wound or abscess or tympanocentesis fluid, genital specimens from these sites only: Cul-de-sac aspiration, culdocentesis-percutaneous transfundal aspiration, fallopian tube and surgical specimens.
Methodology
Direct Microscopy • Bacterial Culture • Anaerobic Isolation and Identification Procedures • Phenotypic • Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight • Sequencing
Stability
Anaerobic transport media: 72 hours room temp or refrigerated; ESwab: 48 hours room temp or refrigerated
Reference Range
By Report*
Turnaround
4 days
Clinical Use
The culture isolates and identifies significant pathogens responsible for anaerobic related infections.
Test Code
MANP