Body fluid culture, sterile - fungi/mold (Edmonton/Central/North)
- Test Name:
- Body fluid culture, sterile - fungi/mold (Edmonton/Central/North)
- Body Source(s):
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Amniotic/amniocentisis fluid
Aspirate fluid
Fluid - cul-de-sac/culdocentesis
Fluid - pericardial
Fluid - peritoneal/abdominal/ascites/paracentesis
Fluid - pleural/thoracentesis/empyema
Fluid aspirate - cyst
Fluid aspirate - hematoma
Fluid, joint - native/bursa/synovial
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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
• current antibiotic therapy and start date
• clinical history - symptoms, signs, and their duration
- Collection Device/Tube Type:
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10 mL sterile tube
60 mL sterile, plastic container
- Comments:
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Do not submit specimen containers with any of the following microbial inhibitory substances:
• Heparin
• EDTA
• Citrate
- Specimen Requirement(s):
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Preferred specimen: Fluid
· The submission of swabs for culture is suboptimal. Swabs should only be submitted when an extremely low quantity of fluid can be collected
· Collect prior to antimicrobial therapy for greatest diagnostic sensitivity
- Collection Instructions:
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Perform aspiration aseptically
1.
Expel any air bubbles from the syringe
2.
Immediately, place specimen in a sterile container
3.
If swab is collected, submit in clear transport media or use an E-swab collection device
- Handling and Storage:
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Room temperature
- Handling/Storage Comments:
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- Submit to laboratory as soon as possible after collection
- Ensure container does not leak and lid is not cross threaded
- Rejection Criteria:
- Mislabelled or unlabelled specimen/requisition
- Turnaround Times
- See Microbiology Information»
- Last Reviewed:
- 04 November 2021
