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Culture, Eye
Test CodeEYEC
Includes
If culture is positive, identification will be performed at an additional charge
Preferred Specimen
Collect specimen using a transport medium culture device (culturette). Indicate source of specimen on both the requisition and specimen transport device.
Minimum Volume
One transport swab
Instructions
For corneal scrapings, it is recommended to inoculate the material at the time of collection onto the media. For swabs, it is recommended to culture both eyes with separate swabs. If two swabs are collected, submit as separate test orders. Specify source on requisition and specimen transport device.
Transport Container
Transport swab
Transport Temperature
Ambient
Specimen Stability
Deliver to microbiology lab ASAP
Transport swab:
Ambient: 3 days
Transport swab:
Ambient: 3 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Expired transport device • Dry swabs • Expired culture media • Specimens in formalin or other fixatives • Wooden-shafted, cotton tipped swabs • Calcium alginate swabs • Viral transport medium
Methodology
Culture
Setup Schedule
24/7
Report Available
4 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.
