Specimen Requirements

Specimen source is required.Submit only 1 of the following specimens: Specimen Type: AbscessContainer/Tube: BBL Vacutainer Anaerobic Specimen CollectorSpecimen Volume:SwabCollection Instructions:1.Label swab with patient’s name (first and last), medical record number or date of birth, specimen source, and date and time of collection.2. Extreme care must be taken to avoid contamination by anaerobic normal flora and overgrowth by coexisting aerobic bacteria.3. As with other cultures, administration of antibiotics prior to culture may make recovery of pathogens difficult to impossible.4.Rejection criteria include delayed transport of >24 hours at ambient temperature,or unsterile container.Specimen Type: Abscess aspirateContainer/Tube: SyringeSpecimen Volume:0.5 mLCollection Instructions: 1. Aseptically aspirate specimen using needle and syringe.2. Remove needle, and send syringe only.3. Label syringe with patient’s name (first and last), medical record number or date of birth, specimen source, and date and time of collection.4. Extreme care must be taken to avoid contamination by anaerobic normal flora and overgrowth by coexisting aerobic bacteria.5. As with other cultures, administration of antibiotics prior to culture may make recovery of pathogens difficult to impossible.6.Rejection criteria include delayed transport of >24 hours at ambient temperature,unsterile container, or syringe with needle attached.