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CULTURE, CATHETER TIP
MessageCATH TIP PICC LINE REQUIRED COMMENT:SOURCE
Test Code
CULT,CATH TIP
Preferred Specimen
The following lines: Arterial, Catheter Tip, Central, Dialysis, Femoral Catheter, Hickman, Internal Jugluar (IJ), Intro, Pacer tip, peripheral IV, PICC, port-a-cath, subclavian, swan ganz, Tessio cath, triple lumen
Minimum Volume
5 cm of distal tip of catheter.
Transport Container
STERILE CONTAINER
Transport Temperature
Room temperature: ≤ 2 hours
Specimen Stability
Refrigerate (2-8°C): ≤ 4 hours
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Urine Foley Catheters
Setup Schedule
DAILY
Report Available
TAT
1 - 2 days
1 - 2 days
Reference Range
NO GROWTH ON CULTURE
Performing Laboratory
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION VT VA- MICROBIOLOGY 802-295-9363 EXT: 5514
