Body fluid culture, drainage, fungi/mold (Edmonton/Central/North)
- Test Name:
- Body fluid culture, drainage, fungi/mold (Edmonton/Central/North)
- Body Source(s):
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Bilary tube (T-tube) drainage fluid
Fluid - Penrose drainage
Fluid - Sinus drainage
Fluid - sump drainage
Fluid, drainage - chest tube
Fluid, drainage - fistula
Fluid, drainage - G-tube
Fluid, drainage - Jackson-Pratt (JP)
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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
• antibiotic therapy and start date
• clinical history - symptoms, signs, and their duration - Collection Device/Tube Type:
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10 mL sterile tube
Sterile 60 mL plastic container (orange-top).
- Specimen Requirement(s):
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Preferred specimen: Fluid
The submission of a swab for culture is suboptimal
Tubes and tips are NOT suitable for culture
- Collection Instructions:
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1. Obtain a fresh sample of drainage fluid aseptically
2. Place into a sterile tube or container
3. Do not overfill
Note: Swabs should be submitted ONLY when an extremely low volume of fluid can be obtained.
- 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
- Do not refrigerate
- Rejection Criteria:
- Mislabelled or unlabelled specimen/requisition
- Turnaround Times
- See Microbiology Information»
- Last Reviewed:
- 15 November 2021
