Synonyms
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Culture - Abscess with
Gram Stain
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Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name
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Culture - Abscess with Gram Stain
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Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name
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Culture - Abscess with Gram Stain
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EPIC Order Name
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Abscess Culture
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Clinical Info
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A wide variety of microorganisms that reside on the skin and mucous membranes of
the body, as well as those found in the environment can cause skin and soft
tissue infection. The organisms enter the body through breaks in the skin or
mucous membranes, through wounds made by trauma or bites (exogenous) or a
complication of surgery or foreign body implants (endogenous) or they can be
spread through the vascular system (hematogenous).
Specimens should be collected prior to initial
therapy and only from wounds that are clinically infected or deteriorating or
fail to heal over a long period.
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Specimen Type
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Abscess
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Specimen Volume
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Container
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Swab, Aspirate
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Collection Instructions
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Submit only 1 of the following specimens:
Aspirate
1. Remove surface exudate by wiping surface of lesion with 70% alcohol.
2. Aspirate deep into lesion using a sterile needle and syringe.
3. Place aspirate in a screw-capped, sterile container. If arriving in a syringe, needle must be removed prior to transportation.
4. Label container/syringe with patient’s name (first and last), date and actual time of collection, and type of specimen.
5. Maintain sterility and forward promptly at ambient temperature.
Note: Specimen source is required on request form for processing.
Swab
1. Remove surface exudate by wiping surface of lesion with 70% alcohol.
2. Swab deep into lesion.
3. Place swab in anaerobe transport media.
4. Label container with patient’s name (first and last), date and actual time of collection, and type of specimen.
5. Maintain sterility and forward promptly at ambient temperature.
Note: Specimen source is required on request form for processing.
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Transport Instructions
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Maintain sterility and
forward promptly at ambient temperature.
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Specimen Stability
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Up to 48 hours at ambient temperature.
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Methodology
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Microbiology Culture, Includes
anaerobes Includes Gram stain.
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Days Performed
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Monday - Sunday
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Performing Laboratories
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Northwell Health Laboratories- LNP
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CPT
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87070 - culture
87075 - anaerobic isolation and identification
87205 - Gram stain
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PDM
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6201332
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Result Interpretation
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Forms
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