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Culture, Acanthamoeba
MessageCornea scraping or Corneal Biopsy or Contact Lens
Call Microbiology Laboratory prior to collection of specimen to alert them of procedure (617-636-5785).
Requires special media preparation- Page's Amoeba Saline- for processing.
Call Microbiology Laboratory prior to collection of specimen to alert them of procedure (617-636-5785).
Requires special media preparation- Page's Amoeba Saline- for processing.
Test Code
CXACN
Alias/See Also
Acanthamoeba Culture
CPT Codes
87177
Preferred Specimen
Corneal scraping or biopsy submitted in Page's Amoeba Saline
Other Acceptable Specimens
Contact lens submitted in Page's Amoeba saline.
Instructions
Using sterile spatula, scrape advancing edge of ulcer or lesion.
Inoculate scraping into Page's Amoeba saline tube.
Label tube with patient name and medical record number and/or date of birth.
Inoculate scraping into Page's Amoeba saline tube.
Label tube with patient name and medical record number and/or date of birth.
Transport Container
Tube of 0.5 mL Page's Amoeba saline
Transport Temperature
Room Temperature
Specimen Stability
Transport to Microbiology 4-8 hours
>24 hours- rejected
>24 hours- rejected
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Specimens not submitted in Page's Amoeba saline.
Methodology
Culture
Setup Schedule
Test performed Sunday through Saturday 6am- 11pm
Reference Range
Negative
Performing Laboratory
Microbiology X 65785 / X65786
