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Collection and Handling
Microbiology Specimen Collection Procedure
Wound and Tissue Culture Specimens
Burns
Last Updated: 03/15/2012
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Wound/ Tissue Type |
Transport device |
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Burn |
Sterile specimen cup |
| Collection: Clean and debride the burn prior to specimen collection. Place tissue into a sterile specimen cup |
General Considerations
- An order for wound culture normally includes:
- An Aerobic Culture
- A Gram Stain if adequate specimen is submitted (2 swabs, eswabs or specimen in sterile container)
- An Anaerobic Culture if:
- a portion of specimen is submitted in an anaerobic transport container: A.C.T. II Dual, eswab or red top tube
- the source is appropriate