Culture, Stool Surveillance

Specimen Container

eSwab

Specimen Collection Type

Rectal swab

Stability

Ambient Stability: Unable
Refrig Stability: Unable
Frozen Stability: Unable

Unacceptable Conditions

Specimen in M4 or UTM

Remarks

Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) and Yeast culture and identification

Performed

Sun-Sat

Reported

Preliminary reports daily
Final report at 3 days

Methodology

Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus (VRE) and Yeast culture and identification

Lab Department

Molecular

Testing Location

IHC

Synonyms

Surveillance Fecal Culture
VRE Culture
Surveillance Culture
Bone Marrow Transplant Surveillance Culture

Test OR Panel

Test

Misc Instructions

SPECIMEN COLLECTION: Rectal swab, BD Red Top Culturette or Eswab (preferred).
Fresh stool specimen or fresh stool specimen placed in Cary Blair, ETM or C&S transport medicum are also acceptable. STABILITY: If transport time will be greater than 2 hours, stool should be placed into a container with Cary-Blair transport medium

CPT Codes

87081

LOINC

82305-4

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