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Susceptibility Panel, Aerobic Bacterium
Message| Interfaced |
Test Code
AeroSuscept
Quest Code
6641
Preferred Specimen
Pure culture isolate on a suitable agar (solid) medium
Instructions
Do not submit mixed cultures. Provide organism identification, source and date of inoculation. Specify antibiotic to be tested.
Transport Container
Sealed screw-capped agar tube
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Deliver to microbiology ASAP room temperature: Stability varies with organism and transport system.
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Received frozen • Liquid media
Methodology
Varies
Setup Schedule
Daily
Report Available
4 days
Clinical Significance
The susceptibility of a specific organism to a specific antimicrobial agent can indicate the relative success or failure that may be expected if this agent is used to treat that organism. Susceptibility reports can be used as a guide in the choice of therapy; to confirm an empiric therapeutic decision or to confirm antimicrobial resistance.
Performing Laboratory
| Quest Diagnostics-Pittsburgh Lab |
| 875 Greentree Road |
| Pittsburgh, PA 15220-3508 |
