Culture, Sterile Body Fluid

Sterile Body Fluid Culture, Bacterial Culture, Aspirate Culture, Aerobic Culture, Anaerobic Culture, Joint Fluid Culture, Synovial Fluid Culture, Bursa Culture, CSF Culture, Spinal Fluid Culture, Shunt Fluid Culture, Pleural Fluid Culture, Peritoneal Fluid Culture, Pericardial Fluid Culture, Dialysate Culture, Thoracentesis Culture, Paracentesis Culture, Ascites Fluid Culture

Identify all microorganisms from sterile body fluid (includes aerobic and anaerobic organisms)

Body Fluid

Joint fluid, Joint Aspirate, Synovial fluid, Bursa fluid, CSF, Spinal fluid, Shunt fluid, Pericardial fluid, Peritoneal fluid, Pleural fluid, Paracentesis fluid, Thoracentesis fluid, Dialysate fluid, Ascites fluid, or other normally sterile body fluid

Preferred: Specimen in a sterile container or syringe (with needle removed)
Will also accept: Bacterial Culture Transport Swab w/Gel, Amies transport swab, Eswab

1 mL fluid

Submit as much fluid as possible for best recovery of microorganisms.

Ambient: Preferred ASAP or less than 24 hours

Syringe with needle attached, frozen specimen, improper labeling, prolonged delay in transport (>48 hours)

Stain/Culture

5 - 14 Days. Positive culture reported as soon as detected.

Monday-Saturday, & STAT

87070
87205
87075

No organisms isolated.

Identification and susceptibility performed on all organisms.

Incyte Diagnostics

611-4

Organism identification and susceptibility tests are billed in addition to culture