CULTURE, EYE-LID, BORDER

Test Code
CULTURE, EYE-LID, BORDER


Preferred Specimen
Swabs


Minimum Volume
2 swabs


Instructions
Cleanse skin around eye. Gently remove make-up and ointment with sterile cotton and saline. Then, pass each moistened swap twice over eyelid border as indicated. Culture swabs separately.


Transport Container
Moist sterile swabs




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