Body fluid culture, prosthetic joint (Edmonton/Central/North)
- Test Name:
- Body fluid culture, prosthetic joint (Edmonton/Central/North)
- Body Source(s):
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Fluid - prosthetic joint
Fluid aspirate - prosthetic joint
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Clinical Prerequisite(s):
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Provision of relevant clinical information is important to ensure a clinically relevant result
Always provide/record:
• specimen source - name of joint
• Prosthetic joint infection on requisition
• current and/or prior antibiotic therapy (within last 2 weeks) and start date
• clinical history: symptoms and signs; duration.
- include history of trauma, previous surgery, recent infection
• special culture requests (eg. mycobacterial, fungal) if indicatedNote:
- DO NOT SEND swabs of fluid
- DO NOT SEND fluid in syringe (with or without needle)
- DO NOT SEND leaking container - Comments:
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- Collection Instructions:
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1. Clean the needle puncture site with alcohol.
2. Disinfect using chlorhexidine (preferred) or povidone-iodine/alcohol solution
3. Using aseptic technique, aspirate joint fluid
4. Disinfect septa of collection devices. Inject fluid into the devices in the following order:
• anaerobic transport medium
• EDTA tube
• BACTEC Pediatric vial
5. DO NOT overfill
6. DO NOT obscure BACTEC vial barcode or sequence numbers
- Handling and Storage:
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Room temperature
- Handling/Storage Comments:
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- Submit to laboratory immediately after collection
- Ensure container does not leak and lid is not cross threaded
- Turnaround Times
- See Microbiology Information»
- Last Reviewed:
- 24 November 2021
