Assay

Ear Swabs

Key Words

EAR

Specimen Collection

Swab in Bacterial Transport Medium (BTM)

Turnaround Time

2- 3 days

Test Indications

Bacterial swabs are routinely cultured for primary pathogens i.e:Skin type pathogens: β-Haemolytic streptococci

(Groups A, B, C and G), Staphylococcus aureus,Pseudomonas spp, Candida sp.

 Respiratory type pathogens: Streptococcus

pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella sp.

Limitation/Interference

N/A

Reference Range

N/A

Analytical Error

N/A

Reference Change Value

N/A