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Peritoneal Fluid Culture and Gram Stain
Test CodePFLD
Alias/See Also
Abdominal Fluid Culture
Paracentesis Fluid Cutlure
Fluid Culture bottles
Peritoneal(bottles)
Pleural(bottles)
Paracentesis Fluid Cutlure
Fluid Culture bottles
Peritoneal(bottles)
Pleural(bottles)
Includes
Culture
gram stain
Id and sensitivies and other additional studies as indicated.
gram stain
Id and sensitivies and other additional studies as indicated.
Transport Container
Collect in sterile screw cap tube or syringe.
Do NOT use red top vacutainer tubes as these contain a surfactant which may inhibit bacterial growth.
If collected in a Blood culture bottle, add NO MORE than 10mL of fluid per bottle.
Do NOT use red top vacutainer tubes as these contain a surfactant which may inhibit bacterial growth.
If collected in a Blood culture bottle, add NO MORE than 10mL of fluid per bottle.
Specimen Stability
Transport to Lab at room temp
Methodology
Culture by BacT Alert automated system
Setup Schedule
Daily
Report Available
72 hours
