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BLOOD CULTURE (088-0431) Synonyms: Culture, bacterial, blood CPT 4 Code: 87040 Test Order Mnemonic: C BLDN Test Includes: Aerobic and anaerobic bacteria and yeast; antimicrobial testing when appropriate Lab: Bacteriology Request Form: Microbiology Patient Preparation: Clean skin with Medi-Flex kit provided with the blood culture bottles. Collection: Use a syringe or butterfly to collect 13-17 ml of blood. Pediatric patients, collect 1-3mL of blood. Inject blood into the alcohol-cleaned aerobic and anaerobic blood culture vials. Inject 8 ml into the aerobic bottle; inject 5 ml into the anaerobic bottle. If a pediatric bottle is used, inject it with 1-3 ml of blood (min 0.5ml). Storage Instructions: Store at room temperature or incubate at 35°C until transport. Causes for Rejection: Refrigerated vials, submission of vials other than Bactec vials Availability: Samples are accepted 24 hours per day at the Microbiology Processing Laboratory, Room 5.137 McCullough. Turnaround Time: Preliminary report after 1 day, final report after 7 days Special Instructions: Collect specimens using aseptic technique since contamination may lead to false positive results. Collect two sets of cultures per febrile episode. Positive culture results are considered a critical value and notification will be performed upon recognition of the positive result. For pediatric patients, there is a Pediatric Bactec bottle available. Inoculate this bottle with 1-3 ml of blood. DO NOT COVER THE BAR CODE LABEL. Specimen: Blood, venous or line (indicate line site) Volume: Aerobic bottle 8 ml, Anaerobic bottle 5 ml, Pediatric 1-3ml Minimum Volume: Pediatric, 0.5 ml Container: Bactec Bottles: Aerobic, blue; Anaerobic: yellow; Pediatric: pink Critical Values: Positive Test Method: Bactec 9240 Revised 07/25/2008 by T. Friloux |
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