Specimens
accepted 24 hours, 7 days a week. Smear results available
same day if received by 12:00 Mon-Fri; ;next working day
if received after 12:00.
Culture results: Preliminary after 7
days if negative; updates if positive; Final after 6 weeks
Stat
Request
Only smear
may be performed stat. Contact Microbiology X54890.
Additional
Information
Culture
includes acid fast smear on all sources except blood.
Culture is for acid fast organisms only.
Specimen
Requirements
Specimen
Type
All specimen
types EXCEPT the following: 1) Swabs of
the throat, mouth and oropharynx 2)Genital Swabs 3)
Vomitus 4) Urine specimens collected after 12:00 noon.
Specimen
Amount
>1.0 ml
preferred if liquid
Container
Sterile
container without additives
Labeling
Refer to
Pathology- 'Collection of Specimen'. Indicate source of
specimen, date and time of collection on label.
Transport
Deliver all
specimens to the laboratory promptly after collection. If
transport will be delayed, refrigerate all specimens except
the following: 1)Spinal Fluid and other body fluids: hold
at 35C 2)Genital specimens; hold at room temperature or
35C 3) Blood in isolator tube: hold at room temperature
4) Gastric specimens: deliver to laboratory immediately
after collection. The acid content of gastric specimens
requires that they be neutralized for optimal recovery of
acid fast organisms.
To
Cancel
Cancel on HIS and discard barcode label.
HIS
Downtime
Microbiology
Test Order Form. Check Cult-Acid Fast. Complete all
requested information and indicate specimen source.
