{"id":13725,"date":"2018-03-28T17:16:25","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T15:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.analisialfa.it\/how-to-prepare-for-medical-exams-detailed-instructions\/sputum-culture-examination\/"},"modified":"2024-10-24T16:04:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T14:04:54","slug":"sputum-culture-examination","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.analisialfa.it\/en\/how-to-prepare-for-medical-exams-detailed-instructions\/sputum-culture-examination\/","title":{"rendered":"Sputum: culture examination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"fullwidth-block clearfix\" style=\"background-position: left top;padding-top: 20px;padding-bottom: 20px;padding-left: 25px;padding-right: 25px;\"><div class=\"container\">[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1>How to collect sputum culture test sample<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;13504&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; onclick=&#8221;link_image&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]To collect a <strong>sputum culture test<\/strong> specimen <strong>, follow the following collection methods:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rinse the oral cavity, in the morning, on an empty stomach, by gargling.<\/li>\n<li>Collect sputum after a cough in a <strong>sterile wide-mouth container with a screw cap.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The sample should not salivate.<\/li>\n<li>If the patient has difficulty in expectorating, an aerosol of warm water can be used, inhaling slowly and deeply about 10 times.<\/li>\n<li>In the case of collection on three samples, the samples must be brought individually to the Laboratory.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Download directions: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.analisialfa.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Espettorato-Colturale-ENG.pdf\">SPUTUM COLTURAL EXAMINATION<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<\/div><\/div><div class=\"clearboth\"><\/div><div class=\"sc-divider\" style=\"margin-bottom: 20px;\"><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":13632,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13725","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Sputum: culture examination - Analisi Alfa<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Instructions on how to collect a sample for the sputum (phlegm) culture examination. 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