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Test Code CSFCULT Bacterial Culture and Gram Smear, CSF

Important Note

Deliver to the lab immediately.

Specimen Information

Container Specimen Temperature Collect Vol Submit Vol Min Vol Stability
Sterile Containers CSF Ambient 10 mL 10 mL 1 mL **

**Deliver to the lab immediately. 

 

4 separate tubes are generally submitted:

Tube 1: Extra cell count, special testing

Tube 2: Protein and Glucose

Tube 3: Microbiology

Tube 4: Cell Count

 

Specimen May Be Rejected Due To:

- Above conditions not met

- Specimens with needles attached

- Specimen unlabeled or mislabeled

Instrumentation / Method

Manual Culture

Test Schedule / Analytical Time / Test Priority

Daily / Reported if positive; Negative final at 48-hours / Available STAT

Reference Range

No Growth

 

**Critical Result:

Positive gram smear and / or culture

 

CPT / LOINC

CPT: 87086

LOINC: 630-4