Test Code BFCULT Bacterial Culture and Gram Smear, Body Fluid

Important Note

Fluids include:

Abdominal (peritioneal, paracentesis, dialysate)

Chest (pleural, empyema, thoracentesis, dialysate)

Joint (synovial)

Amniotic Fluid

Bile

Container	Specimen	Temperature	Collect Vol	Submit Vol	Min Vol	Stability
Sterile Container	Fluid*	Ambient	10 mL	10 mL	1.5 mL	***

*Specify fluid type and site.

Reject Due To:

- Above conditions not met

- Specimens with needles attached

- Specimen unlabeled or mislabeled

Deliver to the lab immediately.

Manual Culture

Daily / Negative final at 72-hours / Not Available STAT

No Growth

CPT: 41852-5

LOINC: 664-3