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Vibrio Culture
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Approval req'd? | No |
| Available Stat? | No |
| Test code | P159 |
| Performed by | Microbiology |
| In House Availability | Set up daily, day and evening shifts |
| Collection Instructions | Submit a pea-sized amount of stool in a cup with a screw-on lid with in 1 hour of collecting the specimen. Vials containing Cary-Blair transport medium for stool specimens which cannot be inoculated by the laboratory within 2 hours of passage, e.g., specimens to be collected at home or after midnight, when the Microbiology Department is closed, can be obtained from ACC phlebotomy stations at A 122 or A 220A or from the Emergency Dept. Specify the organism sought on the requisition. |
| Container type | Collection cup, or Cary-Blair transport media |
| Sample type | Stool |
| Preferred volume | see Collection Instructions |
| UCSF Rejection Criteria | Unpreserved stool received > 3 hours after collection. More than two samples per episode or more than one sample received within 24 hours. |
| Processing notes | Maintain sample at room temperature |
| Normal range | |
| Synonyms | Stool culture; Bacterial culture |
| Stability | Unpreserved 3 hours, preserved 1 week |
| Turn around times | 2-3 days |
| LOINC code | 28549-4 |
| Last Updated | 10/2/2010 11:52:46 AM |
| Entry Number | 984 |
If you have additional questions regarding this test, please call: 415-353-1667