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Specimen
Specimen
Specimen
Bacteria
Medium
Abscess (also
Lesion, Wound,
Pustule, Ulcer)
Staphylo
coccus
aureus
Streptococcus
pyogenes
Blood or Bone
Marrow Aspirate
Salmonella enterica
Escherichia coli
Streptococcus
pyogenes
Staphylococcus
aureus
Staphylococcus
epidermidis
Streptococcus
pneumonia
Listeria
monocytogenes
Klebsiella pneumonia
Pseudomonas
aeruginosa
Borrelia spp.
Staphylo
coccus
areus
Staphylo
coccus
epider
midis
Entereco
ccus
Strep
viridan
s
Neisseria
meningitides
Haemophilus
influenza
Streptococcus
pneumonia
Streptococcus
agalactiae
Listeria
monocytoge
nes
Staphylococcu
s areus
Streptococcus
pneumonia
Haemophilus
influenza
Moraxella
catarrhalis
Staphyloccus
aureus
Pseudomonas
aeruginosa
Body Fluids
Amniotic
Abdominal,
ascites
(peritoneal) bile,
joint (synovial)
pericardial,pleur
al
Cerebrospinal
Fluid
Ear
Blood Agar
Chocolate Agar
MacConkey Agar
Pyrrolidonyl
Arylamidase
Mannitol Salt
phenol
Blood Culture
Bottles
Chocolate Agar
Blood Agar
Brucella Blood Agar
Incubation
Temperature
35-37C
35-37C
35-37C
35-37C
35-37C
Length of
Incubation
18-24hrs
37C
3-5 days
But 3 days is
enough to
grow clinically
significant
bacterias
37C
18-24hrs
Blood Agar
Chocolate Agar
Thioglycollae
37C
<24hrs
Blood Agar
Chocolate Agar
Thioglycollate broth
Brucella Blood Agar
MacConkey Agar
35-37C
24hrs
Eye
Conjunctiva
GI Tract
Gastric Aspirate
Gastric Biopsy
Rectal Swab
Staphylococcus
aureus
Haemophilus
influenza
Streptococcus
pneumonia
Moraxella catarrhalis
Pseudomonas
aeruginosa
Helicobacter
pylori
Salmonella spp.
Shigella spp.
Clostridium
spp.
Staphylococcus
areus
E.coli
Bacillus
anthracis
Vibrio cholera
Campylobacter
jejuni
Bacteroides
fragilis
Blood Agar
Chocolate Agar
MacConkey
35-37C
5-10% Co2
at35-37C
5-10% Co2
at35-37C
24hrs
Blood Agar
Chocolate Agar
MacConkey
Hektoen Enteric
Agar
Colistin Nalidixic
Agar
EB
35C 2C
35C 2C in a
Co2
24hrs
Helicobacter pylori
Staphylococcu
s areus
Skirrows Agar
Blood Agar
Brucella
Blood Agar
Blood Agar
MacConkey Agar
Hektoen Enteric
Agar
XLD agar
EB
Campy Agar
Blood Agar
MacConkey Agar
XLD agar
Hektoen Enteric
Agar
Campy
Blood Agar
Chocolate Agar
MacConkey
Thayer-Martin Agar
35C 2C
35C 2C in a
Co2
24hrs
4C
48hrs
4C
72hrs
35C-37C
35C-37C
35C-37C
35C-37C
24hrs
Blood Agar
Chocolate Agar
MacConkey Agar
ThayerMartin Agar
35C
24hrs
Blood Agar
35C
24hrs
Neisseria
gonorrhoeae
Stool Culture
Clostridium difficile
E.coli
Shigella
Salmonella
Yersinia
Genital Tract
Female
Bartholin Cyst
Escherichia coli
Neisseria
gonorrhoeae
Chlamydia
trachomatis
Staphylococcu
s spp. &
Streptococcus
spp.
Neisseria
gonorrhoeae
Chlamydia
trachomatis
Genital herpes
Trichomonas
vaginalis
Chlamydia
Cervix
Endometrium
trachomatis
Neisseria
gonorrhoeae
Vagina
Male
Prostate
Urethra
Hair, Nails, or
Skin Scrapings
(for fungal
culture)
Neisseria
gonorrhoeae
Chlamydia
Trichomonas
vaginalis
Streptococcus
agalactiae
Lactobacilli
Triponema pallidum
Chlamydia
trachomatis
Eschericia coli
Pseudomonas
aeruginosa
Respiratory
Tract(lungs)
Lower
BAL, BB,
BW,Sputum,
Tracheal
Aspirate
(suction)
Upper
Nasopharynx
Nose
Pharynx (throat)
Urine
Staphylococcus
epidermidis
E.coli
Staphylococcus
areus
Staphylococcus
epidermidis
Streptococcus
pyogenes
Streptococcus
pneumonia
Streptococcus
agalactiae
Clostridium
spp.
Bacillus
anthracis
Klebsheilla
pneumonia
Bacteroides
fragilis
Chlamydia
pneumonia
Mycoplasma
pneumoniae
Staphylococcus
areus
Chocolate Agar
MacConkey Agar
ThayerMartin Agar
Blood Agar
ThayerMartin
35C
24hrs
Blood Agar
Chocolate Agar
MacConkey Agar
Thayer-Martin Agar
CNA Agar
Blood Agar
Chocolate Agar
Thayer-Martin Agar
SDA
IMAcg
SDAcg
35C
24hrs
37C
24hrs
35C-37C
24hrs
Blood Agar
Chocolate Agar
MacConkey Agar
CNA Agar
4C
24hrs
35C-357C
24hrs
35-37C
24hrs
4C
24hrs
Blood Agar
Chocolate Agar
Chromogenic Agar
Streptococcus
Blood Agar
pyogenes
Salmonella-Shigella
Agar
Staphylococcus Blood Agar
areus
MacConkey
Staphylococcus
Agar
epidermidis
Staphylococcus
saprophyticus
Enterococcus
Klebsiella
pneumonia
Indwelling
Catheter
E.coli
Pseudomonas
aeroginosa
Staphylococcus
epidermidis
E.coli
Blood Agar
MacConkey
Agar
4C
24hrs