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Test ID MICR0032 Culture Bacterial, Other with Gram Stain

Specimen Type/Requirements

Sterile Container - Body Fluid (do not submit syringe), CSF, Tissue

If IUD source - also order MICR0005 Culture, Screen for Single Pathogen and specify 'Actinomyces'.

Yellow Top SPS Tube or Sterile Container - Bone Marrow

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

White top (ESwab in 1 mL Liquid Aimes Medium) tube - Ear, Eye, Genital, Wound or Fluid from Wound (must indicate if it is surgical wound or skin wound)

 

Blue top (Mini-tip ESwab in 1 mL Liquid Aimes Medium) tube - Eye, Ear, Nasal, Genital

 

Effluent Bag - Peritoneal Dialysate (PD) Fluid 


 Indicate source on specimen and order.
  

Specimen Volume

 Source     Preferred Volume     Minimum Volume   
 Body Fluids: Pleural, perit, ascites, synovial.     ≥ 30 mL  2 mL   
 CSF  2 - 3 mL     1 mL
 Tissue  > 5 mm  3 - 4 mm
 Bone Marrow - in SPS tube     2 - 3 mL  1 mL 

Stability/Transport

Sterile Container or Effluent Bag

 Room Temperature     2 hours     
 Refrigerated     48 hours (Except CSF, Bone Marrow - See note below)    Preferred for transport   
 Frozen     Not Acceptable     

Note:  CSF and Bone Marrow should be Room Temperature Only

 

White top or Blue top Mini-tip (ESwab in 1 mL Liquid Aimes Medium) tube

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

 

Performed Test Frequency

Monday through Sunday

Methodology

Culture

Performing Lab

Sanford Laboratories Sioux Falls 

CPT

87070