Sterility Check-Bacterial
| Order Code: | C STER |
| Order Form: | A-1a Clinical Microbiology Laboratory Requisition |
Collection Medium:
| Sterile container |
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.
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.
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