Microbiology
Anaerobic Culture
Test Code: 404
Specimen: Specimen should be in anaerobic transport medium (a thin smear for gram stain obtained from the same site as the culture is strongly recommended)
Acid Fast Stain
Test Code: 415
Specimen: Specimen in sterile plastic container
AFB Culture
Test Code: 7171
Specimen: A culture or collection swab or in a sterile container
AFB Identification Only
Test Code: 7168
Specimen: A culture or collection swab or in a sterile container
AFB Identification & Sensitivity
Test Code: 7169
Specimen: A culture or collection swab or in a sterile container
AFB Sensitivity Only
Test Code: 7167
Specimen: A culture or collection swab or in a sterile container
AFB Smear
Test Code: 7170
Specimen: A culture or collection swab or in a sterile container
Blood Culture
Test Code: 402
Specimen: 2 Blood Culture bottles each culture collectio
Chlamydia Culture
Test Code: N5029
Specimen: Use Dacron or Rayon swabs (Do not use wood shafted swabs, calcium alginate or cotton swabs) or peasized fresh feces placed directly into the Chlamydia transport medium and emulsified.
Culture & Sensitivities
Test Code: 401
Specimen: A culture collection swab or in a sterile screw-capped container.
Fungal Culture Skin & Nails
Test Code: 403
Specimen: Nail Scraping should be from a subsurface portion of the infected nail. Skin should be taken from the active border of lesion. Transport specimen in sterile container.
Gram Stain
Test Code: 408
Specimen: Carefully select material from infected area with a sterile swab. Gently roll swab onto clean slide to make a thin smear. Air dry do not fix.
Ova - Parasites
Test Code: 506
Specimen: Feces
Stool Culture Screen
Test Code: 405
Specimen: Submit feces in a clean container. May use rectal swabs or a swab of fecal material collected with culture Collection swab.
Stool Culture Comprehensive Isolation For Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter & Yersinia
Test Code: 406
Specimen: Specimen is the same as the stool culture screen.
Stool Occult Blood
Test Code: 503
Specimen: Random fecal specimen
