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Test Code SCCSF CSF Culture

Additional Codes

St. Luke's SCCSF
Epic ID LAB268

 

Specimen Requirements

1. Submit 1 mL of spinal fluid in a screw-capped, sterile container or capped syringe. Do not refrigerate prior to culturing.

2. Maintain sterility and forward promptly.

3. Includes Gram Stain.

Note: 1. Indicate specimen source on specimen container and in computer.

2. At time of order indicate if spinal fluid was collected from a shunt in the Special Request section of the order.

UPH Waterloo Region Lab Test Catalog Note:

NOTE: Whenever possible, cultures should be ordered on tube 2 or tube 3, since they are less likely to be contaminated with normal skin flora than tube 1.

Transport at room temperature. Stable for 48 hours.

Performing Laboratory

St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids

Methodology

Culture with Identification by Conventional Methods

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday

Report Available

5 days

Reference Values

No growth

Critical value: all positives

Test Classification and CPT Coding

87070-Culture

87205-Gram stain