| Specimen requirements: |
Cerebrospinal
Fluid Collection Tubes |
| |
or: Syringe |
| |
or: Sterile Snap
Cap Tube (13 X 100) |
| Unit of measure: |
N/A |
| Ideal sample: |
1.0 mL for routine culture |
| Absolute minimum amount: |
0.5 mL for routine culture |
| Method of collection: |
Obtain by lumbar puncture using a
spinal fluid needle. |
| Transportation: |
Submit tubes directly to the
Microbiology Lab immediately. Do not refrig. unless viral cult requested. |
| Label instructions: |
All containers must be labeled with
patient name and medical record number. |
| Request test on form: |
Multi Labs/Micro/Viro/Serology (
151-905 ) |
| Order/entry screen(s): |
Microbiology/Virology |
| Stat frequency: |
N/A |
| Stat turn around time: |
N/A |
| Routine frequency: |
Daily |
| Must be in by: |
N/A |
| Routine turn around time: |
48 Hours for negative routine
culture. |
| For Hillcrest deliver to: |
Microbiology : Room 2-105
|
| For Thornton deliver to: |
Microbiology : Processing Desk, 1st
floor,
|
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Hospital, room 1-013
|
| Scheduling requirements : |
N/A |
| Method: |
N/A |
| Special Instructions: |
Place CSF into sterile leak proof
tubes available in lumbar puncture trays. Make sure that tube closures do not
create an aerosol when tubes are opened. Submit at least 3 tubes so that CSF can
be analyzed in Chemistry, Hematology, and Microbiology. ***To avoid the
potential for contamination of the material, all tubes must be delivered first
to the Microbiology Laboratory*** Microbiology will record the description and
volume of the fluid on the "cell count" requisition, take the appropriate
tube(s) for culture or serology testing and give the remaining request slips and
samples to the courier delivering the samples. The courier will take the
appropriate samples and request forms to the SCRAP lab, and the processor will
dispense the remaining samples to Chemistry, Hematology and Cytology ( if
requested). If no specific indication has been made by the physician for the
disposition of the numbered tubes, the specimen tubes will be processed in
following manner: Tube #1 Chemistry Tube #2 Microbiology/Virology
culture/Serology Tube #3 Hematology cell count Tube #4 Cytopathology. Submit a
sufficient volume of fluid for culture: 1.0 mL for routine culture 1.0 mL for
Serology tests 2.0 mL for AFB culture 1.0 mL for PCR procedures 1.0 mL for
fungus culture 2.0 mL for virology culture. Only CSF for viral studies or PCR
procedures should be refrigerated or frozen. Routine culture will include a gram
stain, culture for aerobes and fungus. |
| |
Results are available on a Chart Copy |
| CyberLAB abbreviation: |
RTNCL |
| CyberLAB code: |
4201 |
| Lab Processing Instructions: |
N/A |
