ARUP's Laboratory Test Directory

Brucella Culture : 0060159

Mnemonic: MC BRUC

Methodology: Standard reference procedures for Brucella culture and identification
Performed: Sun-Sat
Reported: Within 21 days
Preliminary-positives: as soon as detected
Final: Negative at 21 days
Specimen Required: Collect:  Blood (optimum), CSF, body fluids, abscess, aspirate, tissues.  Source of specimen is preferred.

Transport:  Blood in sterile SPS Vacutainer® tube, IsolatorTM tube or Bactec® Blood Culture bottles; sterile container (others) at 20-25°C. 

Submit specimen according to Biological Substance, Category B, shipping guidelines.


Pediatric Collection/Transport:  1.5 mL Isolator tube or SPS Vacutainer® tube if source is blood.

Submit specimen according to Biological Substance, Category B, shipping guidelines.


Remarks:  SPS tubes (ARUP Supply #24964) and IsolatorTM tubes (ARUP Supply #24963) are available from ARUP.

Unacceptable Conditions:  Nonsterile or leaking containers, swabs, clotted blood samples, specimens submitted in anticoagulant other than SPS.

Stability:  Ambient: 2 days; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: Unacceptable
Reference Interval:
Culture negative for Brucella species.
CPT Code(s): 87081 presumptive identification.  If definitive identification required, add 87077.
 
 

 

 

 
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