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Culture, Environmental
Test CodeENVIR
Alias/See Also
Water Culture, Culture,
CPT Codes
87999
Preferred Specimen
Recommendations for Cultureing Samples from Endoscopy Duodenoscopes:
Sterile specimen container containing approximately 50 ml of sterile water washings and the tiny channel cleaning brush used at the end of the duodenoscope cleaning process.
Sterile specimen container containing approximately 50 ml of sterile water washings and the tiny channel cleaning brush used at the end of the duodenoscope cleaning process.
Setup Schedule
24x7
Reference Range
No Growth
Clinical Significance
The culturing protocol is limited to identifying organisms of concern, some of which have been associated with outbreaks of infections due to contaminated duodenoscopes. Duodenoscope culturing is not intended to identify all microbes that could potentially be found on a duodenoscope, and is not a test for sterility of the device. The culture conditions include an extended incubation period to improve detection of damaged or biofilm associated microorganisms that may require a longer incubation time to stimulate growth.
Performing Laboratory
CRMC Microbiology Laboratory
