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Urine Culture
MessagePerforming Lab: Lakeview, Regions
Test Code
RH0276
Alias/See Also
Sunquest: URC
CPT Codes
87086
Preferred Specimen
1.0 mL of a clean, midstream urine specimen in a sterile container
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
Catheterized urine specimen; Weebag urine specimen from infant; Urine in gray C&S preservative tube
Instructions
Specimen should be collected into a sterile container
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Sterile container - 24 hours
Gray C&S Preservative Tube - 48 hours
Gray C&S Preservative Tube - 48 hours
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Drainage bag and catheter tip
Frozen
Frozen
Methodology
Culture
Setup Schedule
Daily
Report Available
2 Days
Reference Range
No Growth / No pathogens present
Clinical Significance
Urine Tract Infections (UTI) are among the most common bacterial infections in the health care setting. UTIs are important complications of diabetes, renal disease, renal transplantation, and structural abnormalities. UTIs are the leading cause of gram negative sepsis in hospitalized patients and origin of about half of all nosocomial infections caused by urinary catheters.
