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Anaerobic Culture
MessageTest performed at York Hospital Laboratory.
If positive, an identification will be performed at an additional charge.
If positive, an identification will be performed at an additional charge.
Test Code
CSANA
CPT Codes
87075
Preferred Specimen
Best obtained using a needle and syringe. All air should be expelled from the syringe. Remove the needle before transporting to the lab. Tissue or body fluid should be put in a sterile container. Swab should be transported in an Anaerobic Transport Gel Vial. Please specify body site for all specimens.
Transport Container
Anaerobic Transport Gel Vial (including ESwab)
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: Unacceptable
Frozen: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: Unacceptable
Frozen: Unacceptable
Methodology
Culture
Setup Schedule
Daily
Report Available
Negative Culture - Finalized at 6 days
Clinical Significance
Anaerobic bacteria may cause severe and often fatal infections that can involve any organ system. Since >85% of anaerobic infections are of endogenous origin and are often polymicrobic, it is necessary for the laboratory to isolate and identify anaerobic bacteria from properly selected and collected specimens free of contamination with normal flora.
When a specimen has been properly collected and there is a single anaerobic species isolated in pure culture, identification to genus or group level can be useful in determining possible portals of entry in the infective process and in guiding antibiotic therapy.
When a specimen has been properly collected and there is a single anaerobic species isolated in pure culture, identification to genus or group level can be useful in determining possible portals of entry in the infective process and in guiding antibiotic therapy.
