Respiratory Culture
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Test ID :
RESP
Test Workstation :
MIC2
Specimen Type:
1.0 mL bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) or sputum collected in sterile container.
Eswab from throat, nasopharyngeal, nose, or sinus is acceptable.
Minimum Volume:
BAL and sputum minimum volume is 0.5 mL.
Cause for Rejection:
Quantity not sufficient, improper specimen type, improper storage/transport, improper swab, dry swab, swab not present, multiple swabs per vial, mislabeled, or unlabeled.
Storage:
Transport refrigerated required from off campus location. Upon arrival in laboratory, store refrigerated.
Availability:
Mon-Sun (0700-1600)
Methodology:
Culture
Special Instructions:
Cystic fibrosis patients must be designated as such on the requisition or audit trail accompanying the specimen. This clinical test includes a gram stain for non-Cystic fibrosis patients. Throat cultures for Group A Strep only are not ordered under this test. SEE STREP CULTURE.
Sputum Collection:
Collect specimen resulting from a deep cough into sterile cup.
A specimen may be obtained by sterile suction technique using a Luki-trap by passing a sterile suction catheter along floor of nose to nasopharynx. When the patient coughs, suction the specimen into trap.
Obtain specimen by suction only with physician order.
Twenty-four hour sputum collections are not recommended for culture.
If possible, have the patient rinse mouth and gargle with water prior to sputum collection. Instruct the patient not to spit saliva or postnasal discharge into the container.
A gram stain smear result on sputum specimens will show epithelial cells. A sputum specimen containing > 25 epithelial cells per low power field has been contaminated with oropharyngeal secretions during collection, indicating a poor quality specimen for culture. Lab may indicate the need for specimen recollection. Lab evaluates the specimen for the predominant pathogenic morphotype if the physician requests a culture on available specimen.
Sputum Collection:
Collect specimen resulting from a deep cough into sterile cup.
A specimen may be obtained by sterile suction technique using a Luki-trap by passing a sterile suction catheter along floor of nose to nasopharynx. When the patient coughs, suction the specimen into trap.
Obtain specimen by suction only with physician order.
Twenty-four hour sputum collections are not recommended for culture.
If possible, have the patient rinse mouth and gargle with water prior to sputum collection. Instruct the patient not to spit saliva or postnasal discharge into the container.
A gram stain smear result on sputum specimens will show epithelial cells. A sputum specimen containing > 25 epithelial cells per low power field has been contaminated with oropharyngeal secretions during collection, indicating a poor quality specimen for culture. Lab may indicate the need for specimen recollection. Lab evaluates the specimen for the predominant pathogenic morphotype if the physician requests a culture on available specimen.
Lab/Phone:
330-543-8406
TAT:
2 days (non-Cystic fibrosis patients), 5 days (Cystic fibrosis patients)
CPT Code:
87070
Synonyms:
Throat Culture; NPH Culture; Sinus Culture
