Culture and sensitivity of swabs from external ear canal to identify the bacterial causative agent and determine appropriate antibiotic sensitivity. Automated liquid culture is used with manual plate reading.
Tube
Copan orange single swab pack.
ID
3623.
Availability
Mon – Sun, 8.30am – 5:00pm.
Additional Information
Culture of the middle ear involves tympanocentesis and should be best carried out by an ENT specialist.
Send to
Microbiology Department, Centre for Laboratory Medicine, St James’s University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds, LS9 7TF.
Collection Con
Finer shaft swabs (Orange top) are available on request for taking ear swab samples.
IP Routine TAT
6 days.
GP Routine TAT
6 days.