Delete a Culture Test

Updated 09 October 2026 14:50

Step 1

Select the Specimens option from the main menu.

Note: The visibility of main menu options is determined by menu permissions. For more information about configuring menu permissions, see: Understanding Menu Permissions.

Step 2

Select the target specimen by clicking anywhere on the specimen row except for the action icons.

Step 3

Select the "eye" icon, or double-click, on the required specimen row to view the specimen record; then, if not already visible, scroll down to see the Cultures table.

Note: If the culture table is empty, you will need to add a culture first, before you can add culture tests to it. See: Add a Culture.

Step 4

Select the "eye" icon on the required culture row to view the culture record. At this point, you have two options:

Note: Options to add or manage culture tests will only be available (visible) if the current user's role has the requisite permissions AND the specimen is in an appropriate state. For example, culture test options would not typically be available in the "Pending Approval" state.

Step 5a (First Method)

One method is to select the Culture Tests icon button at the top of the screen (underneath the page title, Culture Record).

A form will appear that displays any previously added culture tests as "cards" (boxes containing summary details) and a single action card (with the same size and shape as the other cards) inviting you to add a new test. If only the latter card appears, it means no tests have yet been added and hence there are no tests to delete.

To delete a test, select the “X” icon in the top-right corner of the test card. A confirmation form will appear.

Select the Delete button to confirm. The previous form will reappear, this time without a card for the deleted test. Press the Close button to exit the Culture Tests form.

Step 5b (Second Method)

If one or more culture tests have already been added to the specimen, you should see them in the Culture Tests table, just under the Culture Details section. If the table is empty, it means you have not yet added a culture test and hence do not have a test to delete.

Select the Delete icon for the test you wish to delete (hover over each icon for the name of the action). If the delete icon is not displayed, this suggests you either do not have the requisite permissions, or the specimen is not in an appropriate state (see earlier note in step 4). A confirmation form will appear.

Select the Delete button to confirm. The form will disappear and the deleted test should now be absent from the Culture Tests table.

Note: Culture tests can also be located and deleted via a dedicated test management page (see ??????), to accommodate larger laboratories, where one or more technicians may specialise in performing certain culture tests (as opposed to other aspects of specimen testing).