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Anaerobic Culture, includes aerobic culture

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Note: For anaerobes, proper specimen collection and rapid processing are essential. Only certain specimen types are suitable for isolation of anaerobes, i.e. "closed" space specimens.

Abscess, deep
Antral wash, sinus fluid aspirate
Aspirate
Aspirate, duodenal
Biopsy
Blood
Bone marrow
Bone
Bronchial brush
Burn
Catheter tips
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt
Corneal scrapings
Dialysate fluid
Drainage fluid
Eye, critical
Fluid, non-Cerebrospinal fluid (non-CSF)
Implanted Medical Device
Intraocular fluid
Intrauterine device (IUD)
Peritoneal fluid
Peritoneal dialysis fluid
Pleural fluid
Prosthetic device
Synovial fluid
Tissue
Vitreous fluid aspirate
Wound, deep