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Culture, Ear
Test CodeEARC
Includes
If culture is positive, identification will be performed at an additional charge
Preferred Specimen
Collect drainage or exudate from external canal using aerobic culture transport device.
Minimum Volume
One transport swab
Other Acceptable Specimens
Ear drainage collected using a transport swab
Instructions
Indicate source of specimen on both the requisition and specimen transport device.
Transport Container
Transport swab
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Transport swab: Room temperature: 3 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Dry swabs • Requests for anaerobic culture • Molecular transport systems • Specimens in formalin or other fixatives • Wooden-shafted, cotton-tipped swabs • Calcium alginate swabs
Methodology
Culture
Setup Schedule
24/7
Report Available
3 days
Clinical Significance
The significance of any isolate(s), in pure or mixed culture, must be assessed with respect to the source cultured, the organism's pathogenic potential, the possibility of colonization versus infection, and the number of other organisms recovered from the same culture.
