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5200 Harry Hines Blvd.
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Dallas
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TX
75235
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General Information
Performed: Daily
Turn Around Time: Preliminary result 18 hours. Preliminary results updated daily. Final result 5 days
CPT Codes: 87040
Performed By: Microbiology Lab
Notes:
A blood culture set is one vial or pair of vials collected from a single venipuncture. 2-3 blood culture sets are usually sufficient for diagnosis. The single most important variable in detecting bacteremia is the volume of blood collected for each blood culture. 20 mL of blood per culture (10 mL per vial) is optimal for adults. For pediatric patients, volume of blood cultured should not exceed 1% of patient's total blood volume.
A reflex test for MRSA/SA Blood culture PCR will be performed on positive blood cultures on adult aerobic bottles, if the gram stain indicates gram positive cocci in clusters (GPCC) or gram positive cocci in singles (GPC).
If a patient has a positive MRSA/SA blood culture assay result (MRSA+ or SA+), no more MRSA/SA blood culture PCR assays will be performed on that patient for the next 3 days.
Clinical Utility: Test of cure blood cultures are advisable for patients with infective endocarditis and for patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia not related to infective endocarditis.
Components
Name |
Method |
Sex |
Age Range |
Ref. Range Low |
Ref. Range High |
Units |
C Blood |
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No Growth |
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Specimen Requirements
Type |
Container |
Volume |
Units |
Collection / Delivery |
Storage / Transport |
Off Campus |
Blood, pediatric |
Blood culture vial 1 aerobic |
8-10 |
mL |
For detailed collection instructions, refer to procedure:
LAB.SPECCOLL.13
https://phhs.ellucid.com/documents/view/11948/active/
DO NOT OVERFILL |
Room temperature |
Room Temperature |
Blood, adult |
Blood culture vial set (1 aerobic, 1 anaerobic) |
10 |
mL |
For detailed collection instructions, refer to procedure:
LAB.SPECCOLL.13
https://phhs.ellucid.com/documents/view/11948/active/
DO NOT OVERFILL |
Room temperature |
Room Temperature |
Blood, neonate |
BACTEC PEDS Plus Pedi Culture Bottle (pink top) |
Range: 0.5-5 Optimum: 1-3 |
mL |
For detailed collection instructions, refer to procedure:
LAB.SPECCOLL.13
https://phhs.ellucid.com/documents/view/11948/active/
DO NOT OVERFILL |
Room temperature |
Room Temperature |