Culture, Anaerobic bacteria | KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Specimen Container	Anaerobic blood culture medium/ Sterile container/ Sterile swab with Amies transport medium
Specimen Requirement	Tissue / Pus / Abscess / Fluid / Aspirate to be sent in a sterile container. Anaerobic blood culture media: Typically bone marrow or freshly aspirated joint fluids will be inoculated into the anaerobic blood culture medium. Note: Freshly aspirated joint fluid is highly encouraged to be submitted neat: as well as inoculate into a set of blood culture (aerobic & anaerobic) media.
Orderable as Urgent?	No
Turn Around Time	Negative:5 - 7 working days Positive: 4 - 9 working days.
Reference Value(s)	-
Testing Laboratory Location	KKH
Laboratory	Microbiology
Contact Number	6394 1388
Day and Time Performed	Mon - Fri: 0800 hrs to 1900 hrs Last specimen receipt time: 1800 hrs Sat: 0800 hrs to 1700 hrs Last specimen receipt time: 1630 hrs Sun: 0800 hrs to 1600 hrs Last specimen receipt time: 1500 hrs
Orderable on CPOE?	Yes
Downtime Form	Bacteriology, Mycology,Parasitology Tests
Additional Information	Anerobic culture will be included in Bacterial culture requests where appropriate.

Change History Notes

Last Updated - 05 Apr 2025