R/O Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) Culture
General Information
- Lab Name
- Vanco Resist Enterococcus C/S
- Lab Code
- VREC
- Epic Name
- Culture Vanco Resistent Enterococcus Surveillance
- Description
Culture is for R/O VRE only and does not include susceptibilities. Please see bacterial cultures specific to specimen type for full workup (culture and sensitivity).
- Synonyms
- R/O VRE Culture
- Components
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Code Name SDES Specimen Description SREQ Special Requests CULT Culture RPT Report Status
Interpretation
- Reference Range
- See individual components
Ordering & Collection
- Specimen Type
- Stool, Rectal Swab
- Collection
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Rectal swab: Preferred transport media is Eswab.
Acceptable: Amies gel swab
Stool: submit in sterile cup.
Unacceptable: Universal Transport Medium (UTM), specimens received >2 days after collection, specimens received in expired swabs/transport media, specimens not received in transport media (dry), frozen specimens.
- Handling Instructions
Stability (swabs)
Ambient: 2 days; Refrigerated: 2 days; Frozen: UnacceptableStool: Transport at room temperature within 2 hours of collection.
- Quantity
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Requested: stool or Eswab
Minimum: Eswab
Processing
- Receiving Instructions
Culture set up on chromogenic agar
- Misc Sendout
Performance
- Lab Department
- Microbiology(MC)
- Frequency
- Processed upon receipt
- Available STAT?
- No
- Performing Location(s)
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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 HMC.
Billing & Coding
- CPT Codes
- 87081
- LOINC
- 13316-5