Preliminary: negative at 1 day; Final: negative at 5 days. Positive cultures are reported as soon as detected.
Specimen Required:
Collect: Bone marrow, aspirate in sterile SPS Vacutainer® tube (ARUP Supply #24964). Available online through eSupply using ARUP Connect™ or contact ARUP Client Services at (800) 522-2787.
Specimen Preparation: Transport bone marrow in SPS tube. (Min: 0.5 mL)
Storage/Transport Temperature: Room temperature.
Remarks: Specimen source required. For AFB and fungal culture order Blood Culture, AFB & Fungal (ARUP test code 0060024).
Unacceptable Conditions: Specimens submitted in anticoagulant other than SPS.
Stability (collection to initiation of testing): Ambient: 24 hours; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: Unacceptable
Note:
Anaerobic, fungal, and AFB cultures are billed separately. Identification and susceptibility tests are billed separately.
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