Test Code RMCCCSF CSF Culture*

Important Note

*This test is orderable in Cerner as Cerebrospinal Fluid Culture

Culture/Gram Stain

Rutland Regional Medical Center Laboratory

Specimen must arrive within 15 minutes of collection.

Specimen Type: Spinal fluid
Container/Tube: Sterile vials
Specimen Volume:

Routine culture: 1-2 mL

Fungal, mycobacterial, or viral culture: 5-10 mL

Collection Instructions:

Collect specimen by lumbar puncture

Additional Information:.

If only 1 tube of spinal fluid is collected, send to Microbiology Laboratory first.

Ambient/Refrigerated NO/Frozen NO

No growth

Critical value (automatic call-back): positive

Daily

Gram stain is performed STAT.

Analytical Time:

3 days

CPT: 87070 -Culture

87205-Gram stain

LOINC: 606-4

Order Code: RMCCSF

Result Code: RMCL800047

Result Name: CSF Culture