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Test Code SCANQ Culture, Anaerobe, Quantitative

Additional Codes

St. Luke's SCANQ
Epic ID LAB2167

 

Specimen Requirements

Acceptable Specimens:

Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) or protected specimen brushings (PSB)

 

Unacceptable Specimens:

Bronchial washings

 

1.Submit 1 mL of bronchoalveolar lavage or protected specimen brushing collected with a bronchoscope, in a screw-capped, sterile container.
2. Maintain sterility and forward promptly.

Note: Indicate specimen source on specimen container and in computer.

UPH Waterloo Region Lab Test Catalog Note:

Transport refrigerated.

Stable for 48 hours at room temperature or refrigerated. 

Performing Laboratory

St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids

Methodology

Isolation, Quantitation and Identification of Anaerobic Organisms by Conventional Method

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Friday

Report Available

4 days

Reference Values

<1,000 cfu/ml in Protected Specimen Brushings

<10,000 cfu/ml in Bronchial Lavage Specimens

Test Classification and CPT Coding

87491