Body Fluid Culture
- LIS Mnemonic: CBFG
Collect
Body fluid in a sterile screw top (leak proof) container: Bone marrow in an Isolator tube (For Surgical specimens, see attached link)
Volume Required
1-4 mLs
Minimum Required
1 mL
Transport
Send To Lab Immediately at Room Temperature
Stability
Up to 1 hour after collection
Unacceptable conditions
Submitted in heparin containing tube; refrigeration; unsterile container
Do not submit in Blood Culture Bottles
Days Performed
Daily
Reported
Updates Daily Until Final
CPT
87070
Methodology
Culture
Remarks
Bone Marrow: best submission is in an Isolator ™ tube (available thru the Microbiology Laboratory). If Fungal and AFB testing is also needed, all testing can be performed from the Isolator ™ tube.
This test order should only be used for normally sterile body fluid submissions, e.g. cerebrospinal/shunt fluid, pleural fluid, pericardial fluid, amniotic fluid and tympanocentesis fluid.
For submission of ascites/peritoneal fluids, refer to that listing.
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