CSF CULTURE W/GRAM STAIN
Name: CSF CULTURE W/GRAM STAIN
Mnemonic: CSF
Container: CSF TUBE
Handling: Specimen: CSF in sterile container submitted as soon as possible.
Submit tube #2 from a series. Stability: Keep ambient until cultures are set. Set up daily. Gram stain included. TAT: Routine culture, 2 days.
Component: GRAM STAIN
CSF CULTURE
Methodology: Standard culture procedures
Required Information: Sensitivity ordered?
Reported: Routine gram stain 4 hr, STAT 1hr
CPT: 8,707,087,205
Department: Microbiology
Note: Additional charges may vary based on id/sensi of significant isolates, concentration of specimen.