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AFB BLOOD CULTURE (MYCOBACTERIA) ADULT
Test CodeLAB1711
CPT Codes
87116
Preferred Specimen
One 10 mL ISOLATORTube (available from Materials Distribution)
For Pediatric Cultures please collect the Pediatric Isolator Tubes that can be obtained from the Micrbiology Laboratory.
For Pediatric Cultures please collect the Pediatric Isolator Tubes that can be obtained from the Micrbiology Laboratory.
Minimum Volume
10 mL blood (single tube)
Transport Temperature
Ambient, transport to lab immediately
Specimen Stability
Ambient, transport to lab immediately
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
> 24 hour transit time to lab
Methodology
Culture
Setup Schedule
Sunday- Saturday
Reference Range
Negative cultures will be held for 6 weeks
Performing Laboratory
West Virginia University Hospital, Inc.
