Wound Culture, Aerobic

Synonyms

  • AEROBE
  • C OTH
  • CX WOUND AEROBIC
  • LAB10176
  • SUPERFICIAL WOUND

Cerner Name

Culture, Wound Aerobic

Clinical Info

This test is for bacterial culture of superficial wounds. Only aerobic culture will be performed.

Specimen Sources

Abdomen/Peritoneum Abscess Adrenal, Left Adrenal, Right Ankle, Left Ankle, Right Anus Appendix Arm, Left Arm, Right Axilla, Left Axilla, Right Back, Lower Back, Upper Bile Duct Bone Breast, Left Breast, Right Buttock, Left Buttock, Right Cervical-Endocervical Cervical-Vaginal Cervix Cheek, Left Cheek, Right Chest Chin Diaphragm Ear, Left Ear, Right Elbow, Left Elbow, Right Endocervix Eye, Left Eye, Right Finger, Left Finger, Right Foot, Left Foot, Right Forehead Groin Hand, Left Hand, Right Hip, Left Hip, Right Jaw, Left Jaw, Right Knee, Left Knee, Right Labia Leg, Left Leg, Right Lip, Lower Lip, Upper Mediastinum Misc Navel Neck Nose Paratubal Cyst Pelvic Penis Placenta Prostate Rectum Retroperitoneum Salivary Gland, Left Salivary Gland, Right Scalp Scrotum Shoulder, Left Shoulder, Right Skin Testicle Toe, Left Toe, Right Trachea Urethra Vagina Vulva Wound/Skin Superficial Wrist, Left Wrist, Right Show more...

Specimen Types

Aspirate Skin/Wound Swab

Specimen Volume

Container

 ESWAB

Collection Instructions

1. Obtain specimen from surface of wound using a culture transport swab Preferred Eswabs.2. Return swab to sterile culture transport tube to ensure specimen preservation.3. Label tube with patient’s name (first and last), date and actual time of collection, and type of specimen.4. Maintain sterility and forward promptly at ambient temperature.Note: Specimen source is required on request form for processing.

Transport Instructions

Specimen Stability

72 hours Eswab/swab at room temperature

Methodology

Microbiology Culture
This test does not include anaerobes or Gram stain.

Days Performed

Monday through Sunday

Performing Laboratories

Northwell Health Laboratories

CPT

87070
If culture is positive, additional charge(s)/CPT code(s) may apply for identificationand/or antibiotic susceptibilities performed when appropriate.

PDM

237379

Results

Result Interpretation

Forms
ID Micro LAB10176 build edit