Respiratory culture - auger suction
- Test Name:
- Respiratory culture - auger suction
- Body Source(s):
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Auger suction
ETT suction
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Clinical Prerequisite(s):
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Provision of relevant clinical information is important to ensure a clinically relevant result
- State specimen source
- State current antibiotic therapy and start date
- Provide clinical history. State symptoms and signs, and their duration
- Collection Device/Tube Type:
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Sterile 60 mL plastic container (orange-top)
- Collection Instructions:
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Aspirate specimen into sterile plastic container - Handling and Storage:
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Refrigerate
- Handling/Storage Comments:
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- Submit to laboratory as soon as possible after collection.
- Ensure container does not leak and lid is not cross threaded
- Rejection Criteria:
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- Mislabelled or unlabeled specimen/requisition
- Leaking specimens
- Sputum samples heavily contaminated with saliva are not appropriate for culture
- Only one specimen will be processed if multiple specimens are received on the same day
- Turnaround Times
- See Microbiology Information»
- Last Reviewed:
- 24 November 2021
