Printable Test Catalog - OU Medicine

SPECIAL HANDLING: Indicate source; Do NOT refrigerate; Vagina
are unacceptable for anaerobic cultures;
Deliver to lab immediately; If specimen is
vaginal for Group B Strep only, order CULSTRB;
if for vaginal source, order CULVAG
ORDERING MODULE: MIC
TEST INCLUDES: Gram stain, aerobic and anaerobic culture
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 3 days
REFERENCE RANGE: No growth
METHODOLOGY: Culture
CLINICAL USE: Isolate and identify pathogenic organisms
CPT: 87205; 87070
[CULGENAA] Genital A/AN Cult & Gram Stain
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Culture Swab Plus at room temperature
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Culture Swab Plus
SPECIAL HANDLING: Indicate source; Do NOT refrigerate; Vaginal
are unacceptable for anaerobic cultures;
Deliver to lab immediately
ORDERING MODULE: MIC
TEST INCLUDES: Gram stain, aerobic and anaerobic culture
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 3 days
REFERENCE RANGE: No growth
METHODOLOGY: Culture
CLINICAL USE: Isolate and identify pathogenic organisms
CPT: 87205; 87070; 87075
[CULHPC] HPC Culture
[CULJOI] Joint Fluid Cult & Gram Stain
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Joint fluid at room temperature
COLLECTION: Collect joint fluid with sterile needle and
syringe; remove needle, express air bubbles,
cap syringe tightly
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Sterile syringe
SPECIAL HANDLING: Indicate specimen source and laterality; Do
not submit swabs. Specimens received with
needle attached will not be accepted
Deliver to lab immediately
ORDERING MODULE: MIC
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 10 mL
TEST INCLUDES: Gram stain and culture
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 5 days
REFERENCE RANGE: No growth
METHODOLOGY: Culture
CLINICAL USE: Isolate and identify pathogenic organisms