Culture, Catheter Tip
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mike_rogers
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last modified
March 16, 2009 02:46 PM
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UNC Hospitals McLendon Clinical Laboratories 101 Manning Drive Chapel Hill, NC 27514 |
Specimen Container
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| TEST ID | CTIP | |
| TEST CPT | 87070 | |
| SMS Browse | CULTURE CATHETER TIP | |
| Test Number | 9506 | |
| Laboratory | Bacteriology | |
| Tube Station | 82 | |
| Specimen | Routine: | 1-2 inches of tip in Sterile Container; See Important Comments |
| Gram stain | NO | |
| Availability | Routine: | 24 hrs/day, 7 days/week |
| Turnaround Time | 4 days if culture is negative | |
| Reference Range | < 15 colonies/plate = Negative > 15 colonies/plate = Positive Recovery of multiple isolates (3 or more) indicative of specimen contamination | |
| Comments | Deliver within 2 hrs of collection | |
