Laboratory Services
Culture, Urine
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| Test Description |
Culture, Urine
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| Synonym(s) |
Urine Culture, Urinary Tract Infection, UTI, Bacterial Culture, Kidney Infection, Bladder Infection |
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| Test ID |
CULTUR
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| Performing Lab |
Labcorp |
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| General Information |
Quantitative culture to identify bacterial causes of urinary tract infections |
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| Specimen Type |
Urine |
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| Specimen Requirements |
Vacutainer® gray-top urine culture transport tube with preservative (preferred). If less than 4 mL of urine is collected, usually from pediatric and geriatric patients or from a catheter, submit refrigerated in a sterile, screw cap container or tube. Do not submit low volume urine specimens in underfilled gray top tubes. |
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| Alternate Specimen Type |
Urine (Clean Catch, Midstream, Catheter, Foley catheter, Nephrostomy, Kidney, Suprapubic, Pediatric collection) |
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| Minimum Sample Volume |
1 ml urine |
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| Stability |
Preserved: Room temperature for 48 hours |
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| Unacceptable Specimen Conditions |
24-hour urine collections, bag urine, and “dirty” urine collection for culture. Urine contaminated with stool or toilet water will be rejected. Delayed transport of unpreserved urine (greater than two hours at room temperature or greater than 24 hours refrigerated). |
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| Methodology |
Culture |
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| Estimated TAT |
2-4 days. Positive culture reported as soon as detected. |
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| Testing Schedule |
Monday-Saturday |
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| CPT Code(s) |
87086 (Additional charges may apply for identification and/or susceptibility testing) |
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| Reference Range |
No significant pathogens isolated. |
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| Reflex Conditions |
Identification and susceptibility performed on significant isolates. |
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| LOINC Code(s) |
630-4 |
