Acid Fast Smear+Culture W/Rflx
Test ID:
705672
CPT code:
87206, 87116
Synonyms:
MTB, PCR (With Smear, Culture, Identification, Susceptibility Testing)
Clinical Use:
Detect and identify Mycobacterium tuberculosis in specified specimen types.
Specimen Type:
Lung/respiratory tissue, sputum, bronchial washing/lavage, respiratory aspirate, body fluid, or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Requested Volume:
5 mL sputum or respiratory aspirate/lavage, 2 cm³ tissue from fine needle biopsy, 5 mL CSF, 50 mL body fluid (eg, gastric aspirate/lavage, pleural, pericardial, chronic peritoneal dialysate, thoracentesis
Container Type:
Sterile screw-cap container; seal cap tightly.
Collection:
If the specimen is to be split for additional testing, it should be divided so that each portion is transported at the appropriate temperature.
Storage Instructions:
Refrigerate.
Rejection Criteria
Quantity insufficient for testing; inappropriate specimen source (ie, other than those listed above); inappropriate specimen transport device; unlabeled specimen or name discrepancy between specimen and request label; specimen received after prolonged delay (usually more than 72 hours); specimen received in a fixative; specimen submitted with eSwab device. Blood and bone marrow are not suitable for amplification tests. Tissue not of respiratory origin will not be tested.
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MCI Diagnostic
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7018 South Utica Avenue
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136
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