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AFB Culture with Smear
MessagePerforming Lab: Regions
Test Code
3127
Alias/See Also
Sunquest: AFBCR; Mycobacterium; TB
CPT Codes
87116; 87206; 87015
Includes
Auramine Rhodamine direct smear
Preferred Specimen
0.5 mL Fluid in sterile container or Anaport Vial
Aspirate/Drainage, Body Fluid, Bronchoscopy, CSF, Sputum, Tissue, Stool, Urine
Aspirate/Drainage, Body Fluid, Bronchoscopy, CSF, Sputum, Tissue, Stool, Urine
Minimum Volume
Aspirate/Drainage (0.5 mL)
Body Fluid (5.0 mL)
Bronchoscopy (5.0 mL)
CSF (1.0 mL)
Sputum (3.0 mL)
Tissue (0.5 grams)
Stool (1 gram)
Urine (40 mL)
Body Fluid (5.0 mL)
Bronchoscopy (5.0 mL)
CSF (1.0 mL)
Sputum (3.0 mL)
Tissue (0.5 grams)
Stool (1 gram)
Urine (40 mL)
Transport Container
Sterile container
Transport Temperature
Room Temperature or Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Room Temperature: ASAP
Refrigerated: within 5 days
Refrigerated: within 5 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Frozen
Methodology
Culture
Setup Schedule
Daily
Report Available
Smear result within 24 hours of receipt at Regions; Negative culture results reported at 8 weeks.
Reference Range
No Growth
Clinical Significance
Isolation of mycobacteria
