Transport swab Ear Swab Culture Culture Ear swab 4 days none no (blue top) Transport swab Eye Swab Culture Culture Eye swab 4 days none no (blue top) Microscopy & Faeces Universal with spoon clinical details are Faeces Culture 4 days no Culture (<20mls) (blue top) essential for processing 1 week for Microscopy & fungal culture kit / microscopy Fungal Culture Skin, hair, none no Culture universal (white top) 4 weeks for culture transport delay may Transport swab Gonococcal Culture Culture Urethral swab 3 days reduce sensitivity of no (orange top) test transport delay may Transport swab Gonococcal Culture Culture Endocervical swab 3 days reduce sensitivity of no (blue top) test Gynaecological Microscopy & Transport swab clinical details are Endocervical swab 4 days no Culture Culture (blue top) essential for processing clinical details are essential for processing Gynaecological Microscopy & Transport swab please send Vaginal swab 4 days no Culture Culture (blue top) endocervical swab if gonococcal culture is required End of cannula tip Universal IV Cannulae Culture Culture 4 days none no (2-5cm length) (white top)
Ear Swab Culture Culture Ear swab Transport swab (blue top) 4 days none no Eye Swab Culture Culture Eye swab Transport swab (blue top) 4 days none no Faeces Culture Microscopy & Culture Faeces (<20mls) Universal with spoon (blue top) 4 days clinical details are essential for processing no Fungal Culture Microscopy & Culture Skin, hair, fungal culture kit / universal (white top) 1 week for microscopy 4 weeks for culture none no Gonococcal Culture Culture Urethral swab Transport swab (orange top) 3 days transport delay may reduce sensitivity of test no Gonococcal Culture Culture Endocervical swab Transport swab (blue top) 3 days transport delay may reduce sensitivity of test no Gynaecological Culture Microscopy & Culture Endocervical swab Transport swab (blue top) 4 days clinical details are essential for processing no Gynaecological Culture Microscopy & Culture Vaginal swab Transport swab (blue top) 4 days clinical details are essential for processing please send endocervical swab if gonococcal culture is required no IV Cannulae Culture Culture End of cannula tip (2-5cm length) Universal (white top) 4 days none no
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