For quantitative culture on BAL, see Lower Respiratory Bacterial Culture, Quantitative with Gram Stain [LRSQNC]
For Cystic Fibrosis culture, see Lower Respiratory Culture for Cystic Fibrosis [LRSCFC]
For R/O Mycoplasma pneumoniae, see Mycoplasma pneumoniae by PCR [MPNPCR].
Code | Name |
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SDES | Specimen Description |
SREQ | Special Requests |
GS | Gram Smear |
CULT | Culture |
RPT | Report Status |
Sputum: obtain specimen from deep cough (usually in AM), induction or intubation; do not send saliva.
Sputum gram stains are screened for oropharyngeal contamination and specimens are rejected for culture if the gram stain shows few WBC's and moderate squamous epithelial cells. A new specimen will be requested for culture.
Transport specimens in a sterile, leak-proof container. Ideally, specimens should be transported to the laboratory within 2 hours of collection. If transport time will exceed 2 hours, specimens should be stored and transported refrigerated.
Specimens will be rejected if received > 24 hours after collection. Viability of organisms is significantly reduced after 24 hours.
If quantitative culture is requested on BAL (not sputum), order LRSQNC.
HMC |
Microbiology
206-744-5858 325 9th Ave, Rm # GWH-47, Seattle, WA 98104-2420 |
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UW-MT |
Microbiology
206-520-4600 Clinical Lab, Room # NW177, |
UW-MT Microbiology performs testing for UW-MT and UW-NW.
Bronchial fluid Gram stains are concentrated by cytocentrifugation, which is an additional charge (see ADDCON).