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Culture, Autoclave
MessageFor Specimen Integrity during Extreme Weather see the “Lockbox Usage in Extreme Weather” document at the top of this page.
Test Code
CULAUT
Alias/See Also
70918;
Autoclave Culture
Autoclave Culture
CPT Codes
n/a client bill only
Preferred Specimen
1 Control spore strip or spore amule (not autoclaved) and one Test spore strip or spore ampule which has been autoclaved with regular load.
Instructions
Please mark strips or ampules as Control or Test.
Transport Container
Spore Strip
Transport Temperature
Room Temperature
Specimen Stability
Room Temperature = 2 days
Refrigerated = 2 days
Frozen = unacceptable
Refrigerated = 2 days
Frozen = unacceptable
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Frozen specimen
Methodology
Culture
Setup Schedule
EV
Report Available
3 days
Performing Laboratory
CompuNet Clinical Laboratories, LLC
2308 Sandridge Drive
Moraine, OH 45439
Last Updated: November 22, 2021