Fungal culture, eye (Calgary/South)
- Test Name:
- Fungal culture, eye (Calgary/South)
- Organism(s)/Disease(s):
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Endophthalmitis
Eye infection, critical
Eye infection, invasive
Keratitis
- Body Source(s):
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Aspirate fluid
Biopsy
Eye, cornea/corneal ulcer
Eye, corneal/conjunctival scrapings
Eye, left
Eye, right
Eye, unspecified
Eye, vitreous/aqueous fluid
Lacrimal duct
Lacrimal gland
Other [specify on requisition]
Solution
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Clinical Prerequisite(s):
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Provision of relevant, clinical information is important to ensure a clinically relevant results
Always provide/record:
• specimen source
- specify corneal scrapings and OS or OD, vitreous fluid and OS or OD
• current antibiotic therapy and start date
• clinical history - symptoms, signs and their start date
• Is filamentous fungi/mold culture required?
Refer to Eye culture, invasive (Calgary/South) and Acanthamoeba culture (Calgary/South)
- Collection Device/Tube Type:
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*Preferred: Media inoculated directly at bedside
- Comments:
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Alternate Collection Device
• Sterile container
Critical Eye Kits/Corneal Scraping Bedside Media Kits and slides are available from Calgary Microbiology at the Diagnostic & Scientific Centre (DSC). Contact: APL.CALMicrobiologyInventoryGroup@albertaprecisionlabs.ca
- Collection Instructions:
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Refer to: Ophthalmology Specimen Collection Guidelines for Microbiology Testing
- Handling and Storage:
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Room temperature
- Handling/Storage Comments:
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- Ocular specimens must be transported to the testing laboratory for processing - within 2 hours of collection
- Critical eye specimens must be inoculated to media within 1 hour of collection if requested STAT
- Rejection Criteria:
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- Mislabelled or unlabelled specimen/requisition
- Non-sterile container
- Turnaround Times
- See Microbiology Information»
- Last Reviewed:
- 09 October 2024
