Swabs: Types and codes
Patient Request Forms AND Swabs should be labelled with the body site from which the sample was taken. This is important, as the swab site determines the appropriate culture media required to target the most likely pathogens.
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Swab Site
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Candida only swab
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Cervical swab
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Ear swab
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Eye swab
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Gonorrhoea
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High vaginal swab
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Oral swab
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Penile swab
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Rectal swab
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Skin swab
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Throat swab
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Urethral swab
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Vaginal swab
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Vulval swab
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Wound swab
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MRSA by Culture: 1 swab
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MRSA by Culture: 2 swabs
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MRSA by Culture: 3 swabs
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MRSA by Culture: 4 swabs
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MRSA by Culture: 5 swabs
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Rapid MRSA by PCR: 1 swab
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Rapid MRSA by PCR: 2 swabs
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Rapid MRSA by PCR: 3 swabs
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Rapid MRSA by PCR: 4 swabs
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Rapid MRSA by PCR: 5 swabs
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