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Culture for Yeast
MessageCulture for Yeast (source other than blood) NOTE: Also includes search for mould order C F
Blood culture for yeast NOTE: Also includes search for other routine bacterial pathogens order C B
Blood culture for yeast NOTE: Also includes search for other routine bacterial pathogens order C B
Test Code
C F or C B
Preferred Specimen
Culture for yeast - Any body site or fluid, including urine received in a gray top tube
Describe specific source with detail, such as:
Urine, clean catch
Sputum, expectorated
Sputum, induced
Bronch wash, LLL
Pleural fluid
Abscess left leg
Blood culture for yeast - Blood, peripheral; Blood, red lumen
Describe specific source with detail, such as:
Urine, clean catch
Sputum, expectorated
Sputum, induced
Bronch wash, LLL
Pleural fluid
Abscess left leg
Blood culture for yeast - Blood, peripheral; Blood, red lumen
Transport Container
Wound: Eswab
Body fluid/tissue: sterile container with screw top lid
Urine: gray top tube
Blood:
Body fluid/tissue: sterile container with screw top lid
Urine: gray top tube
Blood:
- Adult: Bottle Type: Plus+Aerobic/F MIN fill - 8ml MAX fill - 10ml and Lytic/10 Anaerobic/F MIN fill - 8ml MAX fill - 10ml
- Pediatric: Bottle Type: Peds Plus/F/ MIN fill - 1ml MAX fill 3ml and Lytic/10 Anaerobic/F - based on patient weight - refer to C B
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
For eSwabs: Send to the Lab within 2 hours of collection. If specimen is received after 48 hours the specimen will be rejected and the culture cancelled.
For Fluid or Tissue: Send to the Lab within 30 minutes of collection. If specimen is received after 24 hours the specimen will be rejected and the culture cancelled.
For Urine Gray top: If specimen is received after 24 hours the specimen will be rejected and the culture cancelled.
For Blood - See Blood culture requirements
For Fluid or Tissue: Send to the Lab within 30 minutes of collection. If specimen is received after 24 hours the specimen will be rejected and the culture cancelled.
For Urine Gray top: If specimen is received after 24 hours the specimen will be rejected and the culture cancelled.
For Blood - See Blood culture requirements
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Unacceptable specimens:
Culture for yeast
Non-sterile, insufficient volume or leaking container
Specimen received in VTM or preservative such as formalin or Cytolyte
Blood culture for yeast
A specimen received in an inappropriate container (e.g. vacutainer tube without blood culture broth media).
Culture for yeast
Non-sterile, insufficient volume or leaking container
Specimen received in VTM or preservative such as formalin or Cytolyte
Blood culture for yeast
A specimen received in an inappropriate container (e.g. vacutainer tube without blood culture broth media).
Clinical Significance
The significance of a yeast isolate varies with the organism identification, source, and clinical symptoms manifested.
