Specimen Type: Abscess (closed or deep visceral abscess), Draining/open abscess or draining wounds, Superficial wounds, Bite wounds, Diabetic foot ulcer/Pressure ulcer
Collection Device: ESwab (white cap for adults; green cap for pediatric patients and difficult access sites), Capped syringe, Red vacutainer tube, Sterile screw cap container, Anaerobic Transport Medium Vial.
NOTE: Anaerobic culture work up is performed on deep wound, closed abscess, bite wound and ulcer curetting specimens, only if collected/transported under appropriate anaerobic transport conditions.
Preferred Draw Volume
Aspirate: 2-5 mL
Collection Comments
Please indicate site/source, specimen type, patient age, current antibiotic therapy, and clinical diagnosis, and contact information. State whether body surface is closed or open.
Storage/Transport Temperature
Transport specimen at room temperature within 24 hours.
Anaerobic culture work up is performed only if specimens are collected/transported in appropriate anaerobic transport conditions. These include:
-ATM vial: transport within 24 hours
-Capped syringe: transport within 2 hours
-Sterile container: transport small volume specimens (i.e. 1 mL fluid or <1 cm3) within 15 minutes, larger volumes within 2 hours
-ESwab: within 24 hours
Ordering Recommendations
A Wound CX + Stn (culture and stain) \ includes a culture and a microscopic examination of a Gram-stained smear. Potentially pathogenic microorganisms that grow in the culture are definitively identified. Antibiotic susceptibility testing is performed on potential bacterial pathogens. This test is primarily ordered when a doctor suspects that a wound is infected. It may also occasionally be ordered when a person has been treated for a wound infection to evaluate the treatment's effectiveness.
Specimen Type: Abscess (closed or deep visceral abscess), Draining/open abscess or draining wounds, Superficial wounds, Bite wounds, Diabetic foot ulcer/Pressure ulcer
Collection Device: ESwab (white cap for adults; green cap for pediatric patients and difficult access sites), Capped syringe, Red vacutainer tube, Sterile screw cap container, Anaerobic Transport Medium Vial.
NOTE: Anaerobic culture work up is performed on deep wound, closed abscess, bite wound and ulcer curetting specimens, only if collected/transported under appropriate anaerobic transport conditions.
Preferred Draw Volume
Aspirate: 2-5 mL
Collection Comments
Please indicate site/source, specimen type, patient age, current antibiotic therapy, and clinical diagnosis, and contact information. State whether body surface is closed or open.
Storage/Transport Temperature
Transport specimen at room temperature within 24 hours.
Anaerobic culture work up is performed only if specimens are collected/transported in appropriate anaerobic transport conditions. These include:
-ATM vial: transport within 24 hours
-Capped syringe: transport within 2 hours
-Sterile container: transport small volume specimens (i.e. 1 mL fluid or <1 cm3) within 15 minutes, larger volumes within 2 hours
-ESwab: within 24 hours
Ordering
Ordering Recommendations
A Wound CX + Stn (culture and stain) \ includes a culture and a microscopic examination of a Gram-stained smear. Potentially pathogenic microorganisms that grow in the culture are definitively identified. Antibiotic susceptibility testing is performed on potential bacterial pathogens. This test is primarily ordered when a doctor suspects that a wound is infected. It may also occasionally be ordered when a person has been treated for a wound infection to evaluate the treatment's effectiveness.
