ARUP's Laboratory Test Directory

0060159: Brucella Culture

Test 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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