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GRAM STAIN ONLY
MessageCollect: Sample in sterile leak-proof
container, culturette swab or urine
Minimum Collection Volume: .5 mL fluid and
urine samples
Stability:
Urine: Ambient: 2 hours
All other samples: Ambient: 24 hours
Collection Remarks: Source of specimen is
required.
Reject Due To: Sterile specimens handled by
other laboratories cannot be stained. Gram stains are not
performed on blood cultures or catheter tips.
Test Includes: Staining of clinical specimens
for the microscopic examination of bacteria, yeast, and
WBC€™s.
container, culturette swab or urine
Minimum Collection Volume: .5 mL fluid and
urine samples
Stability:
Urine: Ambient: 2 hours
All other samples: Ambient: 24 hours
Collection Remarks: Source of specimen is
required.
Reject Due To: Sterile specimens handled by
other laboratories cannot be stained. Gram stains are not
performed on blood cultures or catheter tips.
Test Includes: Staining of clinical specimens
for the microscopic examination of bacteria, yeast, and
WBC€™s.
Test Code
LAB250
Includes
Test Includes: Staining of clinical specimensfor the microscopic examination of bacteria, yeast, andWBC€™s.
Preferred Specimen
Collect: Sample in sterile leak-proof container, culturette swab, ESWAB or urine
Minimum Volume
Minimum Collection Volume: 0.5 mL fluid and urine samples
Instructions
UML Test Code: GRAM
Transport Container
Transport Temperature: Ambient
UML Test Code: GRAM
UML Test Code: GRAM
Transport Temperature
Transport Temperature: Ambient
Specimen Stability
Stability:Urine: Ambient: 2 hoursAll other samples: Ambient: 24 hours
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Reject Due to: Sterile specimens handled byother laboratories cannot be stained. Gram stains are notperformed on blood cultures or catheter tips.
Methodology
Manual Slide Review
Setup Schedule
Sunday-Saturday
Reference Range
Negative, no organisms seen.
Performing Laboratory
West Virginia University Hospital, Inc.
Berkeley Medical Center
Braxton County Memorial Hospital
Camden Clark Medical Center
Fairmont Medical Center
Jackson General Hospital
Reynolds Memorial Hospital
Summersville Regional Medical Center
St Joseph's Hospital
United Hospital Center
