How to collect sputum culture test sample
To collect a sputum culture test specimen , follow the following collection methods:
- Rinse the oral cavity, in the morning, on an empty stomach, by gargling.
- Collect sputum after a cough in a sterile wide-mouth container with a screw cap.
- The sample should not salivate.
- If the patient has difficulty in expectorating, an aerosol of warm water can be used, inhaling slowly and deeply about 10 times.
- In the case of collection on three samples, the samples must be brought individually to the Laboratory.
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