| Specimen requirements: |
Pure Culture
Plate or Slant |
| Unit of measure: |
N/A |
| Ideal sample: |
Viable organism in pure culture on
solid or in liquid medium |
| Absolute minimum amount: |
N/A |
| Method of collection: |
N/A |
| Transportation: |
Sealed container according to
infectious substance shipping guidelines |
| Label instructions: |
Patient identification, source of
organism, and diagnosis |
| Request test on form: |
Multi Labs/Micro/Viro/Serology (
151-905 ) |
| Order/entry screen(s): |
N/A |
| Stat frequency: |
N/A |
| Stat turn around time: |
N/A |
| Routine frequency: |
Daily |
| Must be in by: |
N/A |
| Routine turn around time: |
Varies with request & species
submitted |
| For Hillcrest deliver to: |
Microbiology : Room 2-109 |
| For Thornton deliver to: |
Microbiology : Processing Desk, 1st
floor,
|
| |
Hospital, room 1-013
|
| Scheduling requirements : |
N/A |
| Method: |
N/A |
| Special Instructions: |
Probes available for M. TB complex,
MAI complex, M. gordonae, M Kansasii. First line antibiotics, INH, Rifampin,
Moxifloxacin, Ethambutol. Other additional antibiotics available by special
request. |
| SOFT LAB abbreviation: |
IDAFB for identification; SNORG for susceptibility |
| Secondary code: |
4603 |
| Lab Processing Instructions: |
N/A |
