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Catheter Tip Culture
MessageCatheter tip culture for FUNGUS (mould) refer to C F
Test Code
C TIP
Preferred Specimen
Arterial or Venous Catheters (Vascular, Cannula, Umbilical, or IV Lines)
Instructions
Describe the ACTUAL TYPE AND LOCATION of the catheter tip, such as:
Right IJ, Triple Lumen, Arterial Line, Picc, Right Cordis, Right Femoral, Central Line
Two inches of distal segment should be aseptically cut and placed into a sterile screw-capped container.
DO NOT send the whole Catheter apparatus
Right IJ, Triple Lumen, Arterial Line, Picc, Right Cordis, Right Femoral, Central Line
Two inches of distal segment should be aseptically cut and placed into a sterile screw-capped container.
DO NOT send the whole Catheter apparatus
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated 2-8 °C
Specimen Stability
Send to the Lab within 2 hours of collection. Shorter transport time maximizes recovery.
Refrigerate specimens up to 24 hrs
Refrigerate specimens up to 24 hrs
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Unacceptable specimens:
Specimen submitted in saline
Foley Catheter Tips
NOTE: Culture of foley cath tips should not be performed, as they pick up contamination during removal. If infection is suspected, urine should be submitted for culture.
Specimen submitted in saline
Foley Catheter Tips
NOTE: Culture of foley cath tips should not be performed, as they pick up contamination during removal. If infection is suspected, urine should be submitted for culture.
Methodology
Quantitative culture using Maki method
Clinical Significance
For the purpose of diagnosing catheter-related blood stream infection (CRBSI), a peripheral blood culture must be collected at the same time the catheter is to be submitted for culture. Results from the catheter tip culture without a paired blood culture is uninterpretable.
