Collection Medium:

Delivery Instructions:

Deliver to laboratory within 30 minutes of collection.

Testing Schedule:

0700-1630, 7 days a week, including holidays.

Analytic Time:

Cultures are held for 6-8 weeks.

Comments:

A.  Blood - media and instructions available upon request from the
Microbiology Lab.  A transfer device will be distributed with these 
culture bottles.  Test available for limited patient populations only.

B.  Sputum - collect an early morning specimen on three consecutive
days.  Collect 5-15 mL in a sterile container.

C.  See bacterial culture for collection and transport of all other
specimen types.

Methodology:

Standard culture media and/or semi-automated radiometric detection

CPT Code:

87116

See also:
Bacterial Culture