CULTURE, EAR SWAB AND SUSCEPTIBILITY

The ear swab culture and susceptibility test isolates bacteria or fungi from ear discharge and tests them against antibiotics or antifungals. It is used to diagnose ear infections like otitis externa or otitis media and helps guide treatment.

Also known asCultureEar Swab And Susceptibility CultureEar Swab And Susceptibility

Available via

Home Collection, Lab Visit

Contains

10 parameters

Earliest reports in

3 Working Days

Test details
Preparations

No special preparations needed

Test included
CULTURE, EAR SWAB AND SUSCEPTIBILITY includes 10 parameters

  • Specimen Source
  • Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes
  • Epithelial Cells
  • Gram's Stain
  • Alberts Stain
  • Fungal Elements
  • Culture
  • Organism
  • Organism 2
  • Remark

Test code

1196CS

Specimen vol. and vacutainer information
SpecimenVacutainerVolume
Others (fx)Others10

Specimen stability information

Others (Fx)

Specimen rejection criteria

Test run frequency

Every Day TIME - 17:00

Turn around time

3 Working Days

Performing locations

Department

  • Micro Biology

CPT and Loinc codes

CULTURE, EAR SWAB AND SUSCEPTIBILITY

1150