Specimen Requirements
Title
CULTURE, EYE
Specimen Requirement
Collect with sterile swab transport media. Do not refrigerate. Note: Routine eye culture is not for the diagnosis of herpes or chlamydiae.
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Methodology
Conventional culture techniques.
Stability
Room Temp: 72 hours
Reference Range
By Report.
Turnaround
3 days.
Clinical Use
The culture isolates and identifies significant pathogens responsible for eye related infections.
Test Code
MISCU