CULTURE,EYE(PANEL) with anaerobic culture

Ophthalmology or Eye Clinic must obtain appropriate media to use form the Laboratory. 

Sterile container

Swab if drainage (red top culturette swab)

***PLEASE INDICATE IN ORDER COMMENTS TYPE OF SPECIMEN AND RIGHT OR LEFT EYE***

 

Optometry/Ophthalmology may come into the lab requesting media for beside culturing. Media must be routinely checked and used before expiration dates.

Media to be handed out consists of:

• Blood Agar (Trypticase Soy Agar w/ 5% Sheep Blood)

• Chocolate Agar

• Chopped Meat Broth (Cooked Meat Medium w/ Hemin & Vitamin K w/ glucose)

• Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (Fungal)

• Microscope slide (Might already be previously obtained from department)

• Per Request: 

 

Corneal Scrapings:

Specimen is obtained on the sterile spatula or bore and is plated directly on each of the desired media plates. 5-10 “C” shape inoculations are made on each plate and a small amount of material may be introduced into the Chopped Meath Broth (CMG). A small amount of material is placed on a clean glass side after the media is inoculated. Provider will mark around the area touched as only a small amount of material is available for placement on the slide. Plates should be taped to prevent them from opening during transport. Slide should be placed in a slide transport holder.