| Surgical (eg biopsies and tissue samples)
These should be sent in sterile laboratory containers. If the specimen is small and in danger of drying out, add a little normal saline to it. DO NOT send specimens for microbiological investigation in formalin.
Reports usually ready within 2 days
Swabs NOTE - if pus is available, send this in a sterile laboratory container rather than a swab.
Transwabs should always be used but special ear, nose and throat swabs are available if a small swab is needed. All these swabs are available from Pathology reception. Inoculated swabs should be kept at room temperature out of direct sunlight. Note: swabs have expiry dates; please use oldest stock first.
With ‘ wound’ swabs it is very important to state the site and nature of the wound, be it a cut, bite, operation wound etc. and also the type of operation that has been performed as this will help us differentiate between commensals and pathogens. A commensal in one site could well be a pathogen in another.
Reports usually ready within 2 days
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