| Methodology: |
Standard reference procedures for bacterial stain, anaerobic culture and identification
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Sun-Sat
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2-7 days
Preliminary: negative at 2 days, or as soon as positive detected.
Final: negative at 5 days (Rule out Actinomyces at 10 days)
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| Specimen Required: |
Patient Prep: Contact the laboratory prior to collection of the specimen if consultation on collection containers or transport is needed.
Collect: Aspirate. Also acceptable: Body fluids, tissues, or material collected from areas without normal anaerobic flora.
Anaerobe collection materials are available from ARUP; do not use if gel is blue or kit is expired.
Specimen Preparation: Place specimen immediately into sterile anaerobe gel transport or sterile anaerobe swab system for transport.
Storage/Transport Temperature: Room temperature.
Submit specimen according to Biological Substance, Category B, shipping guidelines.
Remarks: Indicate if Actinomyces is suspected.
Unacceptable Conditions: Specimen from site with normal anaerobic flora. Non-anaerobic, or non-sterile containers. Delayed transport to lab.
Stability (collection to initiation of testing): Ambient: 48 hour; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: Unacceptable
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