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Body Fluid Culture with Gram Stain
Test Code1236201301
Alias/See Also
Body FL
Culture
Culture
CPT Codes
8707087205
Preferred Specimen
Body fluid in a sterile container
Other Acceptable Specimens
Body fluid collected in a sterile syringe
Instructions
1. Disinfect overlying skin with 2% iodine tincture.
2. Obtain specimen via percutaneous needle aspiration or surgery.
3. Transport specimen to lab immediately.
4. Always submit as much fluid as possible; do not submit swab dipped in fluid.
2. Obtain specimen via percutaneous needle aspiration or surgery.
3. Transport specimen to lab immediately.
4. Always submit as much fluid as possible; do not submit swab dipped in fluid.
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 24 hours
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Improper specimen collection, storage, and transport
Reference Range
No aerobic growth
Performing Laboratory
Guthrie Clinic Lab
