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Body Fluid
Amniotic, cul-de-sac, peritoneal, pleural or pericardial fluid
1 mL
Refrigerated or frozen samples
AMBIENT
Samples not in blood culture bottles
Ambient: 3 hours. Specimens >3 hours old and not in bottles contact on-call pathology for approval
Refrigerated: unacceptable
Frozen: unacceptable
Samples in blood culture bottles
Ambient: 3 hours old. Samples must be received at incubating site within 24 hours of collection. Specimens >24 hours contact pathology for approval
Refrigerated: unacceptable
Frozen: unacceptable.
Sunday-Saturday
Bacterial stain, culture (ID and susceptibilities)
Molecular
IHC
Test
Identify source of body fluid in the order. Low volume specimens that require a pediatric blood culture bottle, do not aliquot into bottles. Send directly to Central Laboratory Microbiology
Pediatric blood culture bottles are not validated as if now. Aseptic collection. BFCX cannot be used for CSF or synovial fluid. Do not submit CSF or synovial fluid in blood culture bottles
87070, 87075
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