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Body Fluid Culture and Smear
MessagePerforming Lab: Lakeview, Regions
Test Code
3654
Alias/See Also
Sunquest: BODFC
CPT Codes
87070; 87205
Includes
Gram Stain
Preferred Specimen
1.0 mL Body Fluid in sterile container, anaport or BD BBL Vacutainer Anaerobic Collector
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Transport Container
"Sterile container
Anaport vial"
Anaport vial"
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room Temperature: ASAP
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Refrigerated, Frozen
Methodology
Culture
Setup Schedule
Daily
Report Available
3 days
Reference Range
No Growth
Clinical Significance
Isolate and identify potentially pathogenic organisms in body fluids
