Salmonella Culture, Drag Swab
Section: Bacteriology
Fee: $30.00
Turnaround Time: 3 – 4 business days
Days Test Started: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
Species: Chicken
Specimen
Name
Container
Minimum Amount
Drag swab
Viral Transport Medium/Leakproof Tube
Collection Information
GENERAL - Label all containers with appropriate information - Animal ID, Owner Name, Veterinarian, Sample Type, and Date.
SWAB (fecal, respiratory, tissue, purulent) - Synthetic (Dacron/polyester) swabs are recommended. Swabs should be placed in a viral transport system (examples: Viral Culturette, Becton Dickinson; Universal Transport Medium, Copan Diagnostics) or in a sterile, leakproof tube with 0.5 ml sterile. Please only utilize bacterial culturette systems for bacterial culture. Sample must be collected via FDA protocols.
Shipping Information
OVERNIGHT - Ship overnight in an insulated shipper with ice packs (pack absorptive material to collect moisture) DO NOT SHIP OVER THE WEEKEND OR HOLIDAY - NO SATURDAY DELIVERY
PAPERWORK - Package paperwork separately in a waterproof, sealable plastic bag. Ensure paperwork is complete and specimens are labeled for easy matching. If you are using CF.755 Multiple Animal Continuation Form, please include a hard copy and email a copy to addl@purdue.edu.
SWAB - Ship swabs in a sealed container with the appropriate media or in the proper commercial swab transport device.
Additional Information
Salmonella isolates are serogrouped at ADDL, then sent to NVSL for serotyping.*Contact the lab in advance if you will be submitting more than 10 samples*
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