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CULTURE, DEEP WOUND WITH ANAEROBES (DWNDAC)
Test CodeLAB8066
CPT Codes
87070, 87075, 87205
Preferred Specimen
Fluid collected in syringe with needle removed or tissue in sterile container
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Minimum Volume
0.5 mL fluid in syringe
Other Acceptable Specimens
Blue Culturette Aerobic/Anaerobic transport media
Instructions
Transport to microbiology lab as soon as possible.
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Collected in non-sterile container; improper anaerobe collection container
Methodology
Culture
