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Bacterial Culture, Normally Sterile Tissue
| Item |
Value |
| Approval req'd? |
No |
| Available Stat? |
No |
| Test code |
P078 |
| Test group |
Bacterial Culture |
| Performed by |
Microbiology |
| In House Availability |
Set up daily, day and evening shifts |
| Method |
Aerobic and Anaerobic culture |
| Collection Instructions |
For culture of bone marrow, schedule in advance at the time the bone marrow is requested (see Bone Marrow for scheduling instructions).
For tissues not collected in the OR, anaerobic transport medium may be obtained from Microbiology in Room L553. |
| Container type |
| Tissue |
Anaerobic transport vial or sterile container |
|
Bone marrow aspirate |
1.5 Isolator tube (available from L553 or Hematology section M524) |
|
| Amount to Collect |
| Tissue |
3-5 mm3 |
|
Bone marrow aspirate |
0.5 mL |
|
| Sample type |
Tissue, bone marrow aspirate |
| Preferred volume |
| Tissue |
3-5 mm3 |
|
Bone marrow aspirate |
0.5 mL |
|
| Min. Volume |
| Tissue |
3-5 mm3 |
|
Bone marrow aspirate |
0.5 mL |
|
| Processing notes |
Maintain sample at room temperature |
| Normal range |
|
| Synonyms |
Surgical tissue culture; bone marrow culture |
| Stability |
12 hours in appropriate transport medium |
| Turn around times |
Up to 10 days |
| Reflex? |
If bacteria are detected that are not normal mixed flora they are automatically identified and susceptibility testing is performed.
Full ID and/or susceptibility testing may be omitted upon request when sample is submitted for testing. |
| Additional information |
Includes gram stain |
| CPT coding |
87205, 87070, 87075 |
| LOINC code |
43408-4 |
| Last Updated |
5/15/2013 4:13:32 PM |
| Entry Number |
97 |
If you have additional questions regarding this test, please call: 415-353-1667
