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Test ID MICR0050 Culture Bacterial, Body Fluid with Gram Stain

Specimen Type/Requirements

Sterile Container - Body Fluid, Aspirate (do not submit syringe) - amniotic, ascites, synovial, pericardial, peritoneal, pleural, peritoneal dialysis.

 

Possible Sterile Containers: Sterile Cup, 50 mL Tube,15 mL Tube, Polystyrene Tube

 

Effluent Bag - Peritoneal Dialysate (PD) Fluid 


 Indicate source on specimen and order.
  

Stability/Transport

 Room Temperature     2 hours     
 Refrigerated     48 hours    Preferred for transport   
 Frozen     Not Acceptable     

 

Performed Test Frequency

Monday through Sunday

Methodology

Culture

Performing Lab

Sanford Laboratories Sioux Falls 

CPT

87070

87075

Additional Information

This panel contains the following orders:

Culture Bacterial, Other with Gram Stain and Culture Bacterial, Anaerobe

 

Identification, typing and susceptibility will be performed if indicated at an additional fee (per organism).

Note: Susceptibility testing will be performed on anaerobic isolates only upon request at an additional fee (per organism).