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Culture swab: Oral swab

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.

Code

ORSW

Sample Type

Black or Blue Micro Swab

Key

Blue Micro/Transwab are multipurpose, culture swabs in transport medium

Orange Micro/Transwab are small, thin wire culture swabs in transport medium

Black Charcoal Micro/Transwab Wound, skin and urogenital.