Tissue samples, non-sterile body fluids (e.g. drainage fluid, abscess material, purulent discharge) and sterile body fluids not innoculated into blood culture bottles need to be in Anaerobic Transport Media (ATM). See Anaerobic Transport Media Practice Change Update Oct 2024 for details.
Aspirates, body fluids (such as ascites, peritoneal, paracentesis, pleural, joint/synovial, and other normally sterile body fluids), or tissue or material collected from areas with no normal flora. Aspirated specimens are optimal.
Collect specimens in a manner which avoids exposure to air and contamination with normal flora. If collected with a swab, use either ESwab (preferred) or blue-top swab with gel. or
Storage/Transport Temperature
Room temperature Send to lab ASAP
Unacceptable Conditions
Specimen in M4 or UTM,
Refrigerated,
Frozen,
Specimen from site with normal anaerobic flora,
Broken or leaking container (aerobic condition),
Specimen in container not meant for anaerobes (aerobic condition),
Anticoagulant or additive,
Delayed transport greater than 24 hours to lab
Performed
Sun-Sat
Reported
Gram stain within 24 hours of receipt in lab1 to 5 days
Methodology
Bacterial stain, anaerobic culture and identification
Lab Department
Microbiology
Testing Location
Intermountain
Includes
Gram Stain
Synonyms
Anaerobic Culture
Culture, Anaerobic
Anaerobic CX
Bacterial Culture, Anaerobic
Actinomyces Culture
Culture, Body Fluid
Body Fluid Culture
Body Fluid CX
Anaerobic
Anaerobe
CPT Codes
87075
Updated
10/23/24
Interface Order Code (OBR)
ANACX
Interface Result Code (OBX)
CULT, GMST, RPT, SDES, SREQ
Collecting
Collect
Tissue samples, non-sterile body fluids (e.g. drainage fluid, abscess material, purulent discharge) and sterile body fluids not innoculated into blood culture bottles need to be in Anaerobic Transport Media (ATM). See Anaerobic Transport Media Practice Change Update Oct 2024 for details.
Aspirates, body fluids (such as ascites, peritoneal, paracentesis, pleural, joint/synovial, and other normally sterile body fluids), or tissue or material collected from areas with no normal flora. Aspirated specimens are optimal.
Collect specimens in a manner which avoids exposure to air and contamination with normal flora. If collected with a swab, use either ESwab (preferred) or blue-top swab with gel. or
Storage/Transport Temperature
Room temperature Send to lab ASAP
Unacceptable Conditions
Specimen in M4 or UTM,
Refrigerated,
Frozen,
Specimen from site with normal anaerobic flora,
Broken or leaking container (aerobic condition),
Specimen in container not meant for anaerobes (aerobic condition),
Anticoagulant or additive,
Delayed transport greater than 24 hours to lab
Resulting
Performed
Sun-Sat
Reported
Gram stain within 24 hours of receipt in lab1 to 5 days
Methodology
Bacterial stain, anaerobic culture and identification
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