Printable Test Catalog - OU Medicine

TUBE OR CONTAINER: Sterile screw cap
SPECIAL HANDLING: Do NOT add CytoLyt. Submit cytology specimen
in separate container if ordered.
Indicate if specimen is washing or brushing;
indicate laterality (e.g. right lobe, left
lobe).
Protected brushes submitted in 1 mL sterile
saline - will be processed for quantitation
when requested.
ORDERING MODULE: MIC
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 1 mL
TEST INCLUDES: Bronchial culture and gram stain
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 3 days
REFERENCE RANGE: No growth
METHODOLOGY: Culture
CLINICAL USE: Isolate and identify pathogenic organisms
CPT: 87205; 87070
[CULBRU] Brucella Cult & Gram Stain
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Blood culture or bone marrow. Tissue,
synovial fluid, CSF, or urine is also acceptable.
TUBE OR CONATINER: Bactec bottle (aerobic)
SPECIAL HANDLING: Notify microbiology laboratory (271-4006)
prior to submission of specimen if possible.
TURNAROUND TIME: 28 days
METHODOLOGY: Automated BACTEC if fluid
CPT: 87205; 87081
[CULBURN] Burn Culture
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Swab
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Culture swab
ORDERING MODULE: MIC
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 2 days
REFERENCE RANGE: No growth
METHODOLOGY: Culture
CLINICAL USE: Isolate and identify pathogenic organisms
CPT: 87070
[CULCAM] Campylobacter Stool Culture
SPECIMEN REQUIRED; submit fresh stool in Para-Pak C&S (orange
top transport media. Do not refrigerate.
HOSPITAL COMMENT: a clean container with a tight lid is the
preferred container for hospital in-patients.
TUBE OR CONTAINER; Para-Pak C&S orange
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 48 hours
[CULCFRESP] Cystic Fibrosis Resp Cult/Gram