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Infectious
Specimen Type
Sterile swab or aspiration.
Preferred Specimen: Eswab
Alternative Specimen: Sterile Container
Turnaround Time
3 Days
Test Schedule
Daily
Sample Stability
ESWAB
Room temp: 48 hours
Refrigerated: 48 hours
Method
Organism Isolation
Culture
Reference Ranges
Gram stain results
Culture: No growth
Culture: Growth - ID and MIC
Synonyms
Ear culture
CPT Codes
87070, 87205
Test Components
Gram Stain; Culture, Ear.
Specimen Processing
Store and transport at room temperature
Collection Instructions
Submit suppurative material from ear collected on sterile swab Eswab or send fluid aspiration.