Anaerobic Bacteria Culture

Included Tests

Aerobic Culture; Anaerobic Culture; Gram Stain; Organisim Identification if indicated; Susceptibility on aerobic organisms if indicated

Required Forms & Information

Current antibiotic therapy, collection site and/or source all must be written on the test requisition, specimen will be processed according to site. 

Source Examples for this test are: Abscesses; Aspirates from deep wounds; Surgical specimens; Normally sterile body fluids.

Reference Range:

Negative

Test Comments:

Isolation and identification of clinically relevant aerobic and anaerobic organisms will be performed. 

Specimens are inoculated onto artificial growth media and incubated sufficient time to allow growth of the suspected microbe. Media type, incubation conditions and period of incubation may vary with the type of microorganism suspected.

Positive results are rendered as soon as available either as preliminary (partial) or final (complete) reports.

Negative reports are rendered when sufficient incubation time has elapsed without growth on culture media capable of supporting growth of the suspected organism.

Specimens inappropriate for anaerobic culture or received in aerobic transport media will be cultured aerobically only.

Methodology:

• Manual

CDM

01412730

CPT Coding

87075, 87070, 87205 (Reflexes 87186, 87077, 87076)