| Specimen requirements: |
Sterile
Specimen Container |
| |
or: Sterile Snap
Cap Tube (13 X 100) |
| |
or:Petri Dish Round |
| Unit of measure: |
N/A |
| Ideal sample: |
2 mL |
| Absolute minimum amount: |
1 mL |
| Method of collection: |
Varies according to source. |
| Transportation: |
Submit to lab within 2 to 4 hours or
refrigerate up to 12 hours. |
| Label instructions: |
All samples must be labeled with
exact type of specimen and location. |
| 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: |
Weekdays |
| Must be in by: |
1600 |
| Routine turn around time: |
48 Hours for a negative culture |
| For Hillcrest deliver to: |
Microbiology : Room 2-109 |
| For Thornton deliver to: |
Microbiology : Processing Desk, 1st
floor,
|
| |
Hospital, room 1-013
|
| Scheduling requirements : |
These samples should only be
submitted Monday - Friday, 0700 to 1600 - except for special requests. |
| Method: |
N/A |
| Special Instructions: |
Sterility check samples are accepted
on a variety of samples from different sources such as environmental, pharmacy
fluids, solutions used in patient areas, etc. Always consult with the
Microbiology lab or epidemiology before collecting and/or submitting samples of
this nature. Other samples used for sterility check would be cultures obtained
from various staff members, when tracking down the source of a nosocomial
outbreak. This type of culture collection must be coordinated with the
Epidemiology Department |
| |
Results are available on a Chart Copy |
| |
Results are Qualitative |
| SOFT LAB abbreviation: |
CXSTE |
| Secondary code: |
N/A |
| Lab Processing Instructions: |
N/A |
