Oral culture, Vincent's angina (Edmonton/Central/North)
- Test Name:
- Oral culture, Vincent's angina (Edmonton/Central/North)
- Organism(s)/Disease(s):
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Vincent's angina
- Body Source(s):
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Gingiva
Mouth
Oral
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Clinical Prerequisite(s):
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Provision of relevant clinical information is important to ensure a clinically relevant result
• Specify specimen source - Vincent's angina
- Collection Device/Tube Type:
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eSwab collection device
Swab in clear transport media
- Collection Instructions:
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1.
Require patient to rinse mouth with sterile saline
2.
Wipe gingival lesion with dry sterile gauze
3.
Swab or scrape areas of exudation or ulceration
4.
Carefully place swab into collection device without contaminating it
- Handling and Storage:
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Refrigerate
- Rejection Criteria:
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- Mislabelled or unlabelled specimen/requisition
- No swab in collection device
- Turnaround Times
- See Microbiology Information»
- Last Reviewed:
- 06 May 2023
