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Catalog ID Cul Bld Routine Blood Culture Routine

CPOE Test Name

Blood Culture or Culture Blood, note Site(s) 1-4

Epic EAP Test Code

LAB462

Synonyms

BLD, Routine Blood Culture, BacT/Alert Virtuo Culture

Specimen Type

Blood

Specimen Requirements

Adult: Two sets each with FAN PLUS aerobic and FN PLUS anaerobic culture bottles.

Pediatric: One to two sets, each with pediatric FAN PLUS aerobic culture bottle. Use anaerobe bottle in addition if pneumococcus or anaerobes suspected.

 

 

Causes for Rejection

Delay in transport; improper labeling; broken bottle; under or over-filled bottles

Turn Around Time

Preliminary report at 24 hours. Final negative results at 5 days.

CPT / HCPCS Code

Culture 87040; MIC 87186; Yeast ID 87106

Performing Lab

Microbiology BA-1672 721-2807

Storage and Transport

Ambient temperature and transport to Microbiology Laboratory within 1 hour of collection.

Reference Range

No growth after 5 days.

Interpretation

Caution must be used in interpreting the significance of common contaminating organisms – coagulase-negative staphylococci, coryneforms (diphtheroids), viridans streptococci, anaerobic cocci.

Methodology

BacT/Alert blood culture with automated monitoring for growth, subculture of positive bottles.

Test Consists

Aerobic and anaerobic culture of blood.

Critical Values

Any positive culture

Special Instructions

Note the precise collection time, site and collector. Use care in matching bottles into sets to ensure that the set consists only of bottles from a single site.

 

Patient labels MUST NOT cover the large black box on the bottle label. Correct labeling is imperative for operation of blood culture instrument.