C AFB BLD
Culture, Acid-Fast Bacillus, Blood
EPIC Test Procedure Code: LAB2537
Whole blood
1. Draw 1 Mycolytic Bactec bottle.
2. Protect the specimen from light.
3. Label the bottle with the patient's full name, date of birth, identification number, date and time of draw, initials of the person drawing the specimen, and the specimen source.
4. Maintain sterility and forward promptly.
5. The specimen source is required on the request form for processing.
The specimen must arrive within 6 hours of collection.
Do not refrigerate.
87116 - Culture Blood AFB (EAP 30060300)
87118 - Identification (if appropriate)
No acid-fast Bacillus isolated at 42 days.
If positive, acid-fast bacilli will be identified and clinically relevant isolates will be sent to a referral laboratory for susceptibility testing on request.
Critical value (automatic call-back): Positive