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Test Code CYBL Cysto Bladder Culture

Specimen Type

Surgically obtained urine from bladder, left kidney, or right kidney.

Preferred Collection Container

UA-CUP

Collection Volume

Entire specimen

Minimum Collection Volume

1 mL

Collection Instructions

Surgically obtained by physician

Rejection Criteria

Specimen not received in appropriate sterile container; Unrefrigerated specimen older than two hours; Spillage or contamination of specimen; Incomplete requisition; Unlabelled specimen. If an unacceptable specimen is received, surgery will be called

Specimen Storage and Stability

Refrigerate. Specimens should be transported immediately to the North Campus Laboratory.

Turn Around Time

Preliminary reports are available at 24 hours. Final no growth cultures will be reported at 2 days. Reports on specimens from which pathogens are isolated require at least 48 hours for completion.

Lab Department

Microbiology

Alias

Cysto Bladder Culture; Cystoscopy Culture; Culture, Suprapubic Urine; Culture, Kidney Urine; Culture, Cysto Left Kidney; Culture, Cysto Right Kidney; Urine Culture, Cysto Bladder;

EPIC Code

LAB2084

Acceptable Collection Container

Sterile urine container

Day(s) and Time(s) Performed

6:00am – 12:30am