Place Holder for CSF Bacterial Culture and Sensitivity with Gram Stain
General Information
- Lab Name
- CSF C/S w/Gram Order
- Lab Code
- CSFPHC
- Epic Name
- Culture CSF, Bact w/ Stain
- Description
Lab will order appropriate test based on specimen description. Specify source of spinal fluid, preferably using pre-defined specimen descriptors in CPOE. Indicate in special requests if need for anaerobic cultures differs from below.
CSF Culture with Gram Stain [CSFC]: Lumbar puncture, aerobic workup only.
CSF Bacterial Culture and Sensitivity (Special Anaerobic) with Gram Stain [CSFANC]: Aerobic and anaerobic workup. Includes ventricular, subdural, subgaleal, subarachnoid and shunt fluids.
For fungal cultures see CSF Fungal Culture [CSFF].
For other body fluids see Place Holder for Body Fluid Bacterial Culture and Sensitivity with Gram Stain (includes anaerobes) [FLDPHC].
- Synonyms
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Bacterial Culture, CSF Bacterial Culture, Shunt Bacterial Culture
- Components
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Code Name SDES Specimen Description SREQ Special Requests MCCOM MICROBIOLOGY COMMENT RPT Report Status
Interpretation
- Reference Range
- See individual components
Ordering & Collection
- Specimen Type
- CSF, Cerebrospinal Fluid
- Collection
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Submit spinal fluid in sterile tube(s) or syringe. Replace needle with Luer tip cap
- Handling Instructions
Transport to laboratory within 1 hour of collection at room temperature. Do not refrigerate CSF because Neisseria meningitidis is susceptible to cold. If specimen is received >12 hours after collection, viability of organisms may be significantly reduced. Specimens received >24 hours after collection, or collected with expired swabs/transport media will be rejected.
- Quantity
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Requested: 1-5 mL CSF
Minimum: 1 mL CSF
Processing
- Receiving Instructions
- Misc Sendout
Performance
- Lab Department
- Microbiology(MC)
- Frequency
- Processed upon receipt
- Available STAT?
- Yes-Gram stain
- Performing Location(s)
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HMC Microbiology
206-744-5858325 9th Ave, Rm # GWH-47, Seattle, WA 98104-2420
UW-MT Microbiology
206-520-4600Clinical Lab, Room # NW177,
University of Washington Medical Center,
1959 NE Pacific street, Seattle, WA 98195 - Other Locations/Notes
UW-MT Microbiology performs testing for UW-MT and UW-NW.
Billing & Coding
- LOINC
- 606-4
- Billing Comments
CPT for ADDCON 87015