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Infectious
Specimen Type
Liquid Amies (white top Eswab)
Collection Instructions
Submit suppurative material from lower cul-de-sac or inner canthus, collected on sterile Eswab.
Turnaround Time
3 Days
Test Schedule
Daily
Sample Stability
Room temp: 48 hours
Refrigerated: 48 hours
Specimen Processing
Store and transport at room temperature.
Method
Organism Isolation
Reference Ranges
Culture: No growth
Culture: Growth- ID and MIC
Synonyms
Eye Culture
Test Components
Gram Stain; Culture, Eye.
CPT Codes
87070, 87205