| Specimen requirements: |
Sterile
Specimen Container |
| Reference ranges: |
| CATEGORY |
LOW |
HIGH |
UNITS |
QUALITATIVE |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
NEGATIVE |
|
| Unit of measure: |
N/A |
| Ideal sample: |
5.0 mL urine |
| Absolute minimum amount: |
5 mL urine |
| Method of collection: |
Routine void or cath specimen. |
| Transportation: |
Transport to the Microbiology
Laboratory immediately. |
| 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: |
On arrival in the Laboratory. |
| Must be in by: |
N/A |
| Routine turn around time: |
3 Hours |
| For Hillcrest deliver to: |
Microbiology : Room 2-105
|
| For Thornton deliver to: |
Microbiology : Processing Desk, 1st
floor,
|
| |
Hospital, room 1-013
|
| Scheduling requirements : |
N/A |
| Method: |
Latex Agglutination |
| Special Instructions: |
Meningococcus Group B Latex
Agglutination not available on urine. |
| |
Results are available on a Chart Copy |
| |
Results are Qualitative |
| CyberLAB abbreviation: |
AGMGC |
| CyberLAB code: |
4885 |
| Lab Processing Instructions: |
N/A |
