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Test Code LAB12016 CSF Culture with Gram Stain

Department

MICROBIOLOGY

Collection Requirements

Order STAT.

Use CSF collection kit.

Submit to lab within 1 hour of collection.

Primary Collection Container

CSF Collection Kit

Alternate Collection Container

Sterile Container

Transport

Ambient

Preferred Transport Temperature

Ambient

Processing

Submit tube #3 for culture.

Stability

Ambient: 1 hour

Minimum Testing Volume

1.0 mL

Reference Range

No Growth

Methodology

Culture

Performed

Sunday – Saturday

Reported

6 days

CPT Codes

87070; 87205; Identification and susceptability tests are billed separately from culture.

Unacceptable Conditions

Prompt transport is critical, fastidious organisms such as Haemophilus influenzae and Neisseria meningitidis may not survive storage or variations in temperature.

Additional Information

If only 3 tubes are collected, use tube # 2 for culture.

Includes gram stain, it does not need to be ordered separately.