UW Hospital and Clinics Lab Test Directory
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Culture, Tissue/Bone/Abscess/Surface Wound/Catheter Tip, with Gram Stain
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WOUC/HCWOUC, BONC/HCBONC, WSURF/WDC, WSURFS/HCWSURFS, WTIP/HCWTIP, ABSCS/HCABSCS
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87070, 87176, 87015, 87205; Additional CPT codes may be added for processing, identification, and susceptibility testing.
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| Test Description: |
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Test Component: Culture and Gram stain.
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Culture, Microscopy
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Daily.
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Routine: Preliminary report: 24 hours. Final report: Negative cultures 5 days. Report on specimens from which pathogens are isolated require a minimum of 48 hours for completion.
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Specimen Requirements
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See collection instructions.
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| Collection Instructions: |
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Submit tissue, bone, abscess fluid/aspirate, or non-intravascular catheter tip in a sterile screw cap container, or swab of surface wound.
A single specimen is sufficient for performing fungal and aerobic culture.
Swab specimens are not acceptable for fungal culture.
Swabs are not acceptable for surgical specimens.
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Preferred: Sterile screw cap container
Also Acceptable:
CultureSwab®
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Transport specimen to UWHC Microbiology (B4/231) within 2 hours of collection.
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Ambient: 12 hours
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: Not acceptable
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Interpretation
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Expected Results:
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No growth
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