Specimen Requirements
| Collection Requirements |
Collect blood into an Aerobic and Anaerobic Blood Culture set
bottles. |
| Shipping / Handling Instructions |
Maintain at room temperature. |
Container Type
| Laboratory |
Container |
Default |
Temperature |
Minimum Volume |
|
CUH LAB
|
BLOOD CULTURE
|
Yes |
Room Temperature |
|
Components
| Component Name |
Component ID |
LOINC Code |
|
BLOOD CULTURE
|
1230002422 |
600-7 (Bacteria identified:Prid:Pt:Bld:Nom:Culture) |
|
BLOOD AGAR
PLATE
|
1230001270 |
|
| MAC |
1230001271 |
|
| CHOC |
1230001272 |
|
|
AEROTOLERANCE BLOOD AGAR
|
1230002455 |
|
| STAIN |
1230002603 |
|
|
AEROBIC BLOOD BOTTLE
|
1230002661 |
|
|
ANAEROBIC BLOOD BOTTLE
|
1230002662 |
|
|
GRAM STAIN
|
1230002000 |
664-3 (Microscopic observation:Prid:Pt:XXX:Nom:Gram stain) |