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Test Code TISC Tissue Culture

Specimen Type

Piece of body tissue

Preferred Collection Container

STL-CUP

Collection Instructions

Specimens must be labeled with patient name, patient identification number, body site, date and time of collection and initials of person collecting specimen.

Collection Volume

1 piece of tissue

Minimum Collection Volume

1 piece of tissue

Rejection Criteria

Large chunks of tissue; Amputations; Presence of skin/ skin contamination; Specimen not received in appropriate sterile container; Incomplete requisition; Unlabelled specimen.

Specimen Storage and Stability

Send immediately to the laboratory, or refrigerate if transport to the laboratory is to be delayed for more than 1 hour.

Day(s) and Time(s) Performed

6:00am – 12:30am

Alias

Tissue Culture; Bacterial Culture of Tissue Specimen; Aerobic Culture of Tissue Specimen;

Ordering Info

NOTE:

Sampling must be performed by Clinician and sent in a sterile container. Amputations and large chunks of tissue will be rejected. CULTURE INCLUDES: Gram stain, and susceptibility when appropriate. If indicated, culture for anaerobes must be ordered separately.

EPIC Code

LAB898

Acceptable Collection Container

Sterile container with non-bacteriostatic saline (ie. no preservative chemicals) to keep specimen moist or place tissue in Port-a-cul transport bottle

Turn Around Time

Cultures with no growth will be reported at 2 days. Reports on specimens from which pathogens are isolated will take a minimum of 2 days for completion.

Lab Department

Microbiology