Anaerobe, culture

G-2B

Anaerobic isolation from clinical specimen

N/A

N/A

N/A

Human

Anaerobic organism in anaerobic conditions

At least 1 viable colony

Store anaerobically.

Any medium that supports growth in anaerobic conditions (e.g. chopped meat Glucose broth, thioglycolate broth)

• Two patient-specific identifiers required (e.g., patient full name, date of birth, medical record number)
• Identifiers on specimen must exactly match submission form.

Ship according to Dangerous Goods Regulations, IATA, and/or CFR 49.

Bacterial culture

4-21 days

Material must be viable. Improper storage or shipping temperatures limit organism recovery.

• Insufficient specimen (non-viable/no growth)
• Improperly stored.
• Improper shipping conditions
• Expired media or collection container
• Discrepancies between specimen label and submission form
• Incomplete or missing submission form

N/A