Korean J Lab Med 2010;30:133-7 Original ArticleClinical Microbiology DOI 10.3343/kjlm.2010.30.2.133 Development and Evaluation of the Quick Anaero-system-A New Disposable Anaerobic Culture System 1 2 2 3 Nam-Woong Yang, M.D. , Jin-Man Kim, M.D. , Gwang-Ju Choi, M.D. , and Sook-Jin Jang, M.D. 1 2 3 Departments of Microbiology , Ophthalmology , and Laboratory Medicine , Chosun University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea Background : We developed a new disposable anaerobic culture system, namely, the Quick ana- ero-system, for easy culturing of obligate anaerobes. Methods : Our system consists of 3 components: 1) new disposable anaerobic gas pack ...
Lab Dept: Microbiology/Virology Test Name: ANAEROBIC CULTURE General Information Lab Order Codes: ANAC Synonyms: Culture, Anaerobes CPT Codes: 87075 – Culture bacterial; any source, anaerobic with isolation and presumptive identification of isolates The following testing may be added if appropriate based on findings for organism identification (multiple additions are possible if more than one organism is identified) and to aid in patient treatment management. 87076 – Anaerobic isolate, additional methods required for definitive identification of isolates 87181 – Susceptibility studies, antimicrobial agent; agar dilution method, per agent 87185 – Enzyme detection (eg, beta lactamase), per enzyme 87186 – Susceptibility studies ...
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