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Ear Culture
Alternate Name: EAR CX
SAL Code:
1172
CPT:
87070
Loinc:
608-0
Turn Around Time:
1-2 days for preliminary report; 1-4 Days for final
Setup:
Daily
Department:
Microbiology
Performing Laboratory:
Sherman Abrams Laboratory
Methodology:
Traditional culture setup; MICROSCAN Sensitivity and ID (where applicable); Gram stain (where applicable). If culture is positive, antibiotic susceptibilities (MICs) are only performed when appropriate. Feel free to call our microbiology department to discuss any special circumstances that may require additional workup.
Specimen Requirements:
Primary Tube:
Culturette
Primary Substance:
BioMat
Stable Ambient:
48 hours
Rejection Criteria:
Improper samples, samples not labeled correctly, samples that are suspect for contamination.
Clinical Info:
Use this test to determine if there are any microbes present in the outer ear canal that may require therapeutic intervention.
Additional Information:
Identification of potentially infectious agents in outer ear canals. If culture is positive, antibiotic susceptibilities may be performed when appropriate. Differentiating between a "true pathogenic isolate" and a contaminant is not a simple determination. Only a physician that is well versed in the clinical findings of microbiology testing of such cultures should make that determination.
Sample Collection:
Gently swab the outer ear canal with a clean and sterile culturette, after collection insert culturette swab into provided transport tube containing Amies media and transport to laboratory.
Test Limitations:
Prior or current antibiotic therapy may cause negative cultures or delayed growth.
Specimen Handling Instructions:
Maintain at room temperatrure.
Test Information:
Components:
| Component Name | CPT | Loinc |
| Preliminary Report 1 | - |
