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Laboratory Medicine

Test Directory / Swab - Wounds, Skin - Culture

Swab - Wounds, Skin - Culture

Charcoal Swab - Transport Media

TestSwab - Wounds, Skin - Culture
Common Abbreviation
Test typeCulture
Sample typeSwab
Specimen Container TypeCharcoal Swab - Transport Media
Sample Testing AmountN/A
Stability
Turnaround Time48 hours
LaboratoryScarborough, York
Reference Interval
Additional Notes
Looking down a long bright hospital corridor with treatment rooms on the left and windows on the right. At the bottom of the corridor is one member of staff in a blue nursing uniform

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