Specimen Requirements
Title
Culture, Eye
Specimen Requirement
Collect in a sterile yellow top culture swab. Do not refrigerate. Note: Routine eye culture is not for the diagnosis of herpes or chlamydia.
Indicate source on requisition or swab.
Methodology
Conventional culture techniques.
Stability
Room Temp: 72 hours
Reference Range
By Report.
Turnaround
3 days.
Clinical Use
The culture isolates and identifies significant pathogens responsible for eye related infections.
Test Code
MISCU