Specimen Type/Volume

Affected tissue, lesion, fluid, exudate.

Shipping Information

Ship in insulated container with freezer packs.

Collection Protocol

Collect tissue/fluid/exudate into a leakproof sterile container or swab each sample and submit swabs in bacterial transport medium. For urine submission, swabs are not recommended. Refrigerate immediately. This test is not for fecal samples; see bacterial culture, fecal.

Additional Information

For isolation of aerobic bacteria. $25 set-up charge will be applied once to each case. Minimal inhibition concentration (MIC) susceptibility testing for only ONE significant pathogen is included. Additional susceptibilities must be requested and extra charges will apply. See Bacterial culture, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, minimal inhibitory concentration, MIC, aerobes for pricing.