Culture and sensitivity of swabs from eye discharge to identify the bacterial causative agent and determine appropriate antibiotic sensitivity. Automated liquid culture is used with manual plate reading.
Tube
Copan pink single swab pack.
ID
3622.
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.
Collection Con
Prior to taking a swab it is advisable to wash off any obvious pus after which the swab should be taken from the conjunctiva. Please take a swab sample from each eye.
IP Routine TAT
6 days.
GP Routine TAT
6 days.