| Test information | Details |
|---|---|
| Lab section | Bacteriology |
| Test description | Antimicrobial (antibiotic) susceptibility testing is done on a pure culture of an organism. Bacterial culture and isolation must be performed first (at additional charge). |
| Species | All |
| Submission information | Details |
|---|---|
| Sample type | Pure bacterial culture |
| Container | A culture can be submitted on an agar slant, sealed plate, or on a swab with transport media. We can conduct susceptibility testing on aerobic isolates derived from submitted aerobic culture samples. |
| Special submission instructions | Isolates submitted to the VMDL are re-isolated, checked for purity, and identified before antimicrobial testing is done. |
| Turnaround time | 2-3 business days |