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.
Container / Tube
Copan orange single swab pack.
Collection Conditions
Finer shaft swabs (Orange top) are available on request for taking ear swab samples.
Availability
Mon – Sun, 8.30am – 5:00pm.
Send to
Microbiology Department, Centre for Laboratory Medicine, St James’s University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds, LS9 7TF.
Turnaround Time
6 days.
Additional Information
Culture of the middle ear involves tympanocentesis and should be best carried out by an ENT specialist.
ID
3623