Material collection

Indication: Conjunctivitis

• Discontinue antimicrobial- eye drops and eye ointments early enough
• Caution: local anesthesia may contain antibacterial elements
• Collect material by using a swab dipped into sterile physiological sodium chloride solution and insert into the transport medium.

Description:

• Testing for chlamydia-DNA (PCR) require material collection with special extraction equipment (see material order form) and have to be explicitly requested. For successful proof of chlamydia-DNA it is crucial to harvest sufficient cell-rich material.