Collection Medium:

Testing
Schedule:

0700-2200, 7 days a week, including holidays.

Analytic Time:

3-5 days

Comments:

Used to insure sterility of pharmacologic preparations, Blood Bank
preparations, or sterilized objects.

Methodology:

Standard culture media

Sample
Processing:

Label transport tube with two patient identifiers, date and time of 
collection.
Maintain sterility and forward promptly to lab.
Indicate specimen/fluid type on requisition.
Specimen should be collected and packaged as close to shipping time as 
possible.
Submit in sterile transport container.

Sample
Storage:

Refrigerate up to 24 hours.

Transport
Instructions:

Coolant packs up to 8 hours.
Place requisition into outside pocket of bag.
Place specimen into zip-lock type bag, seal bag.
Recommend express mail or equivalent if not on courier service.

CPT Code:

87081