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Acanthamoeba - Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)
Acanthamoeba - Eye, Critical
Anaerobic Culture - Abscess, Deep
Anaerobic Culture - Antral Wash
Anaerobic Culture - Aspirate
Anaerobic Culture - Aspirate, Duodenal
Anaerobic Culture - Biopsy
Anaerobic Culture - Bone
Anaerobic Culture - Bone Marrow
Anaerobic Culture - Burn
Anaerobic Culture - Cerebrospinal Fluid CSF Shunt
Anaerobic Culture - Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt
Anaerobic Culture - Dialysate Fluid
Anaerobic Culture - Drainage Fluid Culture
Anaerobic Culture - Eye, Critical
Anaerobic Culture - Fluid, Non-CSF
Anaerobic Culture - Heart Valve Tissue
Anaerobic Culture - Implanted Medical Device, Prosthetic Device
Anaerobic Culture - Peritoneal Dialysis Fluid, Peritoneal Fluid
Anaerobic Culture - Pleural Fluid
Anaerobic Culture - Synovial Fluid
Anaerobic Culture - Tissue
Anaerobic Culture - Wound, Deep
Babesia
Bacterial Culture - Abscess, Deep
Bacterial Culture - Abscess, Superficial
Bacterial Culture - Antral Wash
Bacterial Culture - Aspirate
Bacterial Culture - Autopsy Specimens
Bacterial Culture - Biopsy
Bacterial Culture - Bronchial Alveolar Lavage (BAL)
Bacterial Culture - Bronchial Brush, Protected Brush, Double Shielded Brush
Bacterial Culture - Bronchial Wash (BW)
Bacterial Culture - Burn
Bacterial Culture - Catheter Tips
Bacterial Culture - Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)
Bacterial Culture - Cervical, Cervix, Endocervix
Bacterial Culture - Dialysate Fluid
Bacterial Culture - Drainage Fluid
Bacterial Culture - Ear
Bacterial Culture - Endotracheal Aspirate
Bacterial Culture - Eye, Routine
Bacterial Culture - Fluid, Non-CSF
Bacterial Culture - Genital Wound
Bacterial Culture - Implanted Medical Device, Prothetic Device
Bacterial Culture - Intrauterine Device
Bacterial Culture - Peritoneal Dialysis Fluid, Peritoneal Fluid
Bacterial Culture - Pleural Fluid
Bacterial Culture - Prostatic Fluid
Bacterial Culture - Rectal
Bacterial Culture - Semen
Bacterial Culture - Sputum
Bacterial Culture - Sputum, Cystic Fibrosis
Bacterial Culture - Stool
Bacterial Culture - Synovial Fluid
Bacterial Culture - Throat
Bacterial Culture - Tissue
Bacterial Culture - Urethral
Bacterial Culture - Urine, Routine
Bacterial Culture - Urine, Non-routine
Bacterial Culture - Vaginal
Bacterial Culture for Group B Streptococcus Only - Vaginal/Rectal
Bacterial Culture - Wound, Deep
Bacterial Culture - Wound, Superficial
Bacterial Vaginosis/Yeast (BV/YST)
Blood Cultures
Candida/Vincent's Organisms - Gingiva
Candida/Vincent's Organisms - Mouth
Candida/Vincent's Organisms - Tongue
Chlamydia/Neisseria gonorrhoeae - Endocervical (Cervical, Cervix)
Chlamydia/Neisseria gonorrhoeae - Eye
Chlamydia/Neisseria gonorrhoeae - Urethral (Male)
Chlamydia/Neisseria gonorrhoeae - Urine
Clostridium difficile Toxin - Stool
Cryptococcal Antigen - Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)
Cryptococcal Antigen - Serum
Cryptosporidium - Stool
Ectoparasite Identification - Ectoparasite (lice, tick, flea)
Fungal Culture - Abscess, Deep
Fungal Culture - Aspirate
Fungal Culture - Biopsy
Fungal Culture - Bone
Fungal Culture - Bone Marrow
Fungal Culture - Bronchial Alveolar Lavage (BAL)
Fungal Culture - Bronchial Wash (BW)
Fungal Culture - Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF)
Fungal Culture - Esophageal Brush
Fungal Culture - Eye, Critical
Fungal Culture - Fluid, Non-CSF
Fungal Culture - Hair
Fungal Culture - Heart Valve Tissue
Fungal Culture - Implanted Medical Device, Prosthetic Device
Fungal Culture - Nails
Fungal Culture - Skin
Fungal Culture - Sputum
Fungal Culture - Stool
Fungal Culture - Throat
Fungal Culture - Tissue
Fungal Culture - Upper Respiratory
Fungal Culture - Urethral
Fungal Culture - Urine
Fungal Culture - Vaginal
Fungal Culture - Wound, Deep
Giardia/Cryptosporidium - Stool
Group A Streptococcus - Throat
Group B Streptococcus - Rectal
Helicobacter Culture
Herpes Simplez (HSV), DFA
HIV, Viral Load
Legionella Antigen Test
Legionella Culture
Leishmania
Leukocytes (WBC) - Stool
Malaria
Microfilaria
MRSA - Nose
MRSA - Rectal
Mycoplasma/Ureaplasma Screen - Cervical, Cervix, Endocervix
Mycoplasma/Ureaplasma Screen - Urethral
Mycoplasma/Ureaplasma Screen - Urine
Mycoplasma/Ureaplasma Screen - Vaginal
Neisseria gonorrhoeae - Rectal
Neisseria gonorrhoeae - Urogenital
Neisseria meningitidis - PCR
Ova and Parasites - Aspirate
Ova and Parasites - Aspirate, Duodenal
Ova and Parasites - Stool
Pinworm (Enterobius vermicularis)
Pneumocystis carnii (PCP) - Bronchial Alveolar Lavage (BAL)
Respiratory Virus Screen (RSV, Influenza A & B, Parainfluenza 1, 2 & 3, Adenovirus)
Rotavirus - Stool
Scabies Identification - Skin
Schistosoma - Urine
Staphylococcus aureus Carrier - Nose
Sterility Culture - Bone Bank, Donor
Sterility Testing - Airfall Plates
Sterility Testing - Attest
Sterility Testing - Blood Bank/Transfusion Medicine
Sterility Testing - Blood, Cadaveric
Sterility Testing - Bone Bank, Recipient
Sterility Testing - Corneal Limbus, Donor
Sterility Testing - Corneal Rim, Recipient
Sterility Testing - Endoscopy Wash
Sterility Testing - Heart Valve Rinse
Sterility Testing - Pharmacy Specimens
Sterility Testing - Skin Bank, Donor
Sterility Testing - Skin Bank, Recipient
Sterility Testing - Sporestrip
Sterility Testing - Sterrad Biological Indicator
Sterility Testing - Vitreous Fluid, Donor
Trichomonas Vaginalis - Urogenital
Trypanosomes
Varicella Zoster, DFA
VRE Culture - Rectal
VRE/MRSA Culture - Rectal
Worm Identification - Worm other than tapeworm
Worm Identification - Tapeworm
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Bacterial Culture, aerobic culture only - Pleural Fluid

Source Pleural Fluid
Mnemonic M FLUID
Specimen Requirements See Body Fluid Collection Guidelines

Submit 1-5 mL fluid in anaerobic transport media (PRAS), or  sterile container.
Specimen Handling Transport ASAP (priority) unless requested STAT.
Store specimen at room temperature.
DO NOT refrigerate.
Additional Information

Fluids are best obtained using a needle and syringe.
DO NOT submit specimens in syringe, with or without needle attached.
DO NOT submit swabs of fluids.

Indicate Candida/Yeast on requisition if required.

If clinically indicated, specimen source suitable for
anaerobic culture.

Turnaround time for negative culture: 4 days.

 
Testing Location CLS Microbiology
Testing Frequency Daily
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