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Legionella Culture
Acanthamoeba - Eye, Critical
Anaerobic Culture - Prosthetic Device
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Babesia
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Bacterial Culture - Throat
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Bacterial Culture - Aspirate
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Bacterial Culture - Cervical, Cervix, Endocervix
Bacterial Culture - CSF (Cerebrospinal Fluid)
Bacterial Culture - Dialysate Fluid
Bacterial Culture - Drainage Fluid Culture
Bacterial Culture - Ear
Bacterial Culture - Endotracheal Aspirate
Bacterial Culture - Eye, Critical
Bacterial Culture - Eye, Routine
Bacterial Culture - Genital Wound
Bacterial Culture - Peritoneal Dialysis Fluid
Bacterial Culture - Pleural Fluid
Bacterial Culture - Rectal
Bacterial Culture - Semen
Bacterial Culture - Sputum
Bacterial Culture - Synovial Fluid
Bacterial Culture - Tissue
Bacterial Culture - Urethral
Bacterial Culture - Urine, Non-routine
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Bacterial Culture - Vaginal
Bacterial Culture - Wound, Deep
Bacterial Culture - Wound, Superficial
Bacterial Culture for Group B Streptococcus Only - Vaginal/Rectal
Bacterial Culture - Intrauterine Device
Bacterial Vaginosis/Yeast (BV/YST)
Candida/Vincent's Organisms - Gingiva
Candida/Vincent's Organisms - Mouth
Candida/Vincent's Organisms - Tongue
Chlamydia - Eye, Routine
Chlamydia - Urine
Chlamydia/Neisseria gonorroheae - Urethral, Male
Chlamydia/Neisseria gonorroheae (GC) - Cervical, Cervix, Endocervix
Clostridium difficile Toxin - Stool
Cryptococcal Antigen - CSF (Cerebrospinal Fluid)
Cryptosporidium - Stool
Ectoparasite Identification - Ectoparasite (lice, tick, flea)
Fungal Culture - Skin
Fungal Culture - Hair
Fungal Culture - Nails
Fungal Culture - Bone Marrow
Fungal Culture - Wound, Deep
Fungal Culture - Abscess, Deep
Fungal Culture - Aspirate
Legionella Antigen Test
Fungal Culture - Bronchial Alveolar Lavage (BAL)
Fungal Culture - Bronchial Wash (BW)
Fungal Culture - CSF (Cerebrospinal Fluid)
Fungal Culture - Ear
Fungal Culture - Eye, Critical
Fungal Culture - Fluid, Non-CSF
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Fungal Culture - Throat
Fungal Culture - Urethral
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Fungal Culture - Vaginal
Giardia/Cryptosporidium - Stool
Group A Streptococcus - Throat
Group B Streptococcus - Rectal
Herpes (HSV), DFA - Eye, Critical
HIV, Viral Load
Identification - Tapeworm
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Leishmania
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MRSA - Nose
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Neisseria gonorroheae (GC) - Cervical, Cervix, Endocervix
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Ova & Parasites - Aspirate
Ova & Parasites - Aspirate, Duodenal
Ova and Parasites - Stool
Pneumocystis carnii (PCP) - Bronchial Alveolar Lavage (BAL)
Respiratory Virus Screen (RSV, Influenza A & B, Parainfluenza 1, 2 & 3, Adenovirus) - Nasopharyngeal
Rotavirus - Stool
Scabies Identification - Skin
Schistosoma - Urine
Staphylococcus aureus Carrier - Nose
Sterility Culture - Bone Bank, Donor Specimen
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Sterility Testing - Blood, Cadaveric
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Sterility Testing - Skin Bank, Donor Specimen
Sterility testing - Vitreous fluid, Donor Specimen
Trichomonas Vaginalis Urogenital
Trypanosomes
VRE Culture - Rectal
VRE/MRSA Culture - Rectal
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Neisseria-meningitidis-PCR
Fungal Culture - Heart Valve Tissue
Mycoplasma Screen - Ureaplasma Urethral
Mycoplasma Ureaplasma Screen - Cervical Cervix Endocervix
Mycoplasma Ureaplasma Screen - Urine
Mycoplasma Ureaplasma Screen - Vaginal
Fungal Culture - Tissue
Fungal Culture - Bone
Fungal Culture - Implanted Medical Prosthetic Device
Fungal Culture - Biopsy
Cryptococcal Antigen Serum
Mobile Collection Service
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Bacterial Culture, aerobic culture only - Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)

Source Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)
Mnemonic M FLUID
Specimen Requirements

Submit a minimum of 1 mL CSF in sterile screw-cap tube.

If adequate volume is collected, four (4) separate sterile screw-cap tubes are preferred. All tubes must be properly labeled with patient identifiers and order of collection (tubes 1 - 4).
Specimen Handling DO NOT refrigerate.
Store specimen at room temperature.
Transport STAT.
Specimen must be received in laboratory within 1 hour of collection for optimal recovery of organisms.
Additional Information

Clearly specify tests required on the requisition.

If clinically indicated, specimen source also suitable for
anaerobic culture.

Turnaround time for negative culture: 4 days.

For additional information, see CSF and Body Fluid Collection Guidelines.
Testing Location CLS Microbiology
Testing Frequency Daily
Alternate Name(s)

 

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