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Test ID MICR0032 Culture Bacterial, Other with Gram Stain

AKA

Aerobic Culture, Routine Culture, CSF Culture, Sterile Body Fluid Culture, Tissue Culture, Vaginal Culture, Wound Culture

Specimen Type/Requirements

Collection Instrustions:

 

Superficial wound - Remove surface exudate by wiping with sterile saline or 70% alcohol. Aspirate if possible or pass swab deep into lesion and firmly sample lesion's advancing edge. Tissue biopsy sample or needle aspirate is specimen of choice. 

 

Deep Wound- Aspirate absess wall material with needle and syringe. Aseptically tranfer all materials into sterile container. 

 

Tissue- Submit portion of tissue from area of concern in a sterile container. For small samples, add serveral drops of sterile saline to keep moist. 

 

Vaginal- Wipe away excessive amount of secretion or discharge. Obtain secretions from mucosal membrane of vaginal vault using sterile eswab. 

 

Follow departmental procedures for other sources. 

 

 

Sterile Body Fluids:

(Pleural, Pericardial, Synovial, Pertioneal, Ascites, Joint)

 

Tissues, aspirates

Other sources

Sterile Container (no additives or preservatives)

 
CSF

CSF Sterile Container

Swab sources

 

**Sterile containers with portion of specimen are preferred to swabs due to increased sensitivity

ESwab

Lawson 6264320

 

Stability/Transport

Room Temperature   Preferred for Transport
Refrigerated N/A  
Frozen N/A  

 

Performed Test Frequency

Monday-Sunday

Methodology

Culture

Performing Lab

Sanford Laboratories Fargo-Microbiology

CPT

Gram stains (CPT 87205) are performed on all incision, spinal fluid, sputum, and wound cultures. Additional tests (identification and susceptibility may be performed according to standard operating procedures. CPT codes: 87077,87147, 87186, 87181