Culture, Fastidious
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Name: Culture, Fastidious
Code: 670
Sample Type: Blood (Mic)
Turnaround Time (TAT): 23 days
Preparation & Notes
Blood (optimum volume), CSF, body fluids, abscess, aspirate, tissues. The Source of the specimen is preferred. OR (heparin tube (green top tube)) Note: Specimen submitted in sterile container or fluid inoculated directly into an aerobic blood culture collection bottle Extended culture time given for slow-growing fastidious organisms. All isolates identified with susceptibilities were performed. Includes culture for Brucella