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Bacterial Culture, aerobic culture only - Throat

Source Throat
Mnemonic M THROATX
Specimen Requirements

Acceptable specimen: throat or pharynx swab.

Culture will be performed on request for: 

  • Group A streptococcus treatment failure, or antibiotic failure
  • Susceptibility testing
  • Recurrent pharyngitis
  • History of epiglotittis
  • Specific organism(s):
    • Arcanobacterium species
    • Beta hemolytic streptococcus Group C and/or G 
    • Yeast (Candida)

Yeast (Candida) requests: submit swab in plain Amies transport media.

Culture will be performed on request for:

Culture requests for Staphylococcus aureus or Neisseria meningitidis must be approved by the Microbiologist on Call at 770-3757.
Specimen Handling Store specimen at room temperature or 4°C.
Additional Information

Indicate specific culture request on requisition.

Susceptibility testing will only be performed on request or where diagnosis indicates antibiotic or treatment failure.
Note: for patients with history of penicillin allergy refer to Group A Streptococcus (GAS) Screen.

Turnaround time for negative culture: 2 days.

DO NOT refrigerate specimens for Neisseria meningitidis.

Requests for Corynebacterium diphtheriae are referred to Provincial Laboratory.

 
Testing Location CLS Microbiology
Testing Frequency Daily
Alternate Name(s)  

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