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Body Fluid Anaerobic Culture
MessageThere are no stand alone anaerobic culture orders for blood or CAPD fluid.
For blood, order routine blood culture C B. For CAPD fluid, order C CAPD culture.
For blood, order routine blood culture C B. For CAPD fluid, order C CAPD culture.
Test Code
C BFAN
Preferred Specimen
Aspirates of thoracentesis, synovial, pericardial, amniotic, bile, or culdocentesis fluid
Instructions
Describe using fluid common name with location if appropriate, such as: synovial fluid, right knee
Transport Container
Sterile container
Transport Temperature
Preferred: Room temperature (ambient)
Acceptable: refrigerated on ice
Specimen types: Aspirates of amniotic, ascites, bile, joint, knee, paracentesis, peritoneal, pleural or synovial fluid
Pericardial fluid transport: refrigerated on ice
Acceptable: refrigerated on ice
Specimen types: Aspirates of amniotic, ascites, bile, joint, knee, paracentesis, peritoneal, pleural or synovial fluid
Pericardial fluid transport: refrigerated on ice
Specimen Stability
For Fluid: Send to the Lab within 30 minutes of collection.
For Swabs or other samples in anaerobic transport tubes: Send to the Lab within 2 hours of collection. Swabs are stable for up to 48 hours.
DO NOT refrigerate specimens.
DO NOT place specimens on ice.
For Swabs or other samples in anaerobic transport tubes: Send to the Lab within 2 hours of collection. Swabs are stable for up to 48 hours.
DO NOT refrigerate specimens.
DO NOT place specimens on ice.
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Unacceptable specimens:
Non-sterile or leaking containers
Superficial material collected with swabs
Frozen specimens
Non-sterile or leaking containers
Superficial material collected with swabs
Frozen specimens
Report Available
A preliminary culture report will be available <48 hours.
A final negative culture report will be generated <8 days.
All positive cultures will be reported immediately.
A final negative culture report will be generated <8 days.
All positive cultures will be reported immediately.
Clinical Significance
Proper specimen collection and transport, media and incubation are important criteria for the recovery of microorganisms. The Gram stain is a critical test for the rapid, presumptive diagnosis of infectious agents and also serves to assess the quality of clinical specimens. The results of the culture will assist the clinician with diagnosis and treatment of patients with bacterial infections. Proper interpretation of culture results is dependent on specimen source and known pathogenicity of the isolated organism.
