Culture, Surveillance, Carbapenem Resistant Gram Negative Bacilli

Specimen Container

eSwab

Specimen Collection Type

Rectal swab

Stability

Ambient Stability: 2 hrs
Refrig Stability: 24 hrs
Frozen Stability: Unable

Unacceptable Conditions

Specimen in M4 or UTM

Remarks

Surveillance cultures to detect carbapenem resistant gram negative bacilli.

Performed

Sun-Sat

Reported

Preliminary reports daily
Final report at 3 days

Methodology

Carbapenem Resistant Gram Negative Bacilli culture and identification

Lab Department

Molecular

Testing Location

IHC

Synonyms

Carbapenem Resistant
Carbapenem Resistance
Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae
Carbapenemase
Carbapenemase Producing Enterobacteriaceae
CRAB
CRE
KPC
NDM
VIM

Test OR Panel

Test

Misc Instructions

SPECIMEN COLLECTION: Rectal swab, BD Red Top Culturette or Eswab(preferred)
Stool acceptable.Fresh stool specimen or fresh stool specimen placed in Cary Blair, ETM or C&S transport medicum are also acceptable.

CPT Codes

87081

LOINC

85502-3

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