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Test Code BC Bacterial Culture, Blood

Important Note

Refer to Blood Culture Collection  and the Steripath Blood Collection System for Blood Cultures for additional information.

Do not refrigerate.

Specimen Information

Container Specimen Temperature Collect Vol Submit Vol Min Vol Stability
Blood Culture, Adult Whole Blood Ambient 20 mL 20 mL 10 mL **
Blood Culture, Pedi Whole Blood Ambient 4 mL 4 mL 3 mL

**

Newborn thru Age 9 yrs: Pedi bottles

Youth thru 15 years: Adult bottles

>16 years: Adult bottles

 

** Deliver to the lab immediately. Do not refrigerate.

 

Reject Due To:

- Above conditions not met

- Specimens with needles attached

- Specimen unlabeled or mislabeled

Instrumentation / Method

BD BacTec FX / Culture

Test Schedule / Analytical Time / Test Priority

Daily / Reported when Positive, Negative at 5-days / Not Available STAT

Reference Range

No Growth

 

Critical Value(s): Positive for bacterial growth

CPT / LOINC

CPT: 87040

LOINC: