Culture, Fungus, Blood
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Test Code: 4606
Includes: If culture is positive, identification will be performed at an additional charge.
Collection Guide:
Supply#: 152821 Bactec Myco F Lytic Blood Culture Bottle
Preferred specimen(s): 5 ml blood or bone marrow drawn into a Bactec™ Myco/F Lytic blood bottle
Transport container: Bactec Myco/F Lytic blood bottle
Transport temperature: Room temperature
Specimen stability:
- Room temperature: 48 hours
- Refrigerated: unacceptable
- Frozen: unacceptable
Reject criteria:
- Received frozen
- Specimens in EDTA (Lavender-Top) tube
- Specimens in Heparin (Green-Top) tube
- Specimens in Citrate, Acd Or Sps (Yellow-Top) tubes
- Bactec Plus aerobic/f (silver label with gray-top) bottle
- Bactec Lytic/10 anaerobic/f (purple label and cap) bottle
- Bactec Peds bottle
For additional supply or collection device information, please contact DLO's customer service at (800) 891-2917, option 2.
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