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Tissue Culture with Gram Stain
Test Code1236201032
Alias/See Also
Culture
Tissue CX
Tissue CX
CPT Codes
87075 87205 87176
Preferred Specimen
Tissue collected in a sterile container
Other Acceptable Specimens
Tissue collected with an ESwab regular collection kit
Tissue collected in a sterile container
Tissue collected in a sterile container
Instructions
1. Always submit as much tissue as possible in a sterile container.
2. For small samples, add several drops of sterile saline to keep moist.
3. Do not allow tissue to dry out.
4. Place in a sterile, moist gauze in a small capped sterile container.
2. For small samples, add several drops of sterile saline to keep moist.
3. Do not allow tissue to dry out.
4. Place in a sterile, moist gauze in a small capped sterile container.
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
ESWAB - Room temperature: 48 hours, Refrigerated: 48 hours
OTHERWISE - Room temperature: 24 hours
OTHERWISE - Room temperature: 24 hours
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Improper specimen collection, storage, and transport
Reference Range
No anaerobic/aerobic growth
Performing Laboratory
Guthrie Clinic Lab
