Test Code LAB3626 UNUSUAL FECAL PATHOGEN CULTURE
Specimen Information
Container | Specimen | Temperature | Collect Vol | Submit Vol | Min Vol | Stability |
Para-Pak (Cary-Blair) media | Feces | Refrigerate | 5 grams* | 5 grams* | 0.5 grams | 4 days |
Para-Pak (Cary-Blair) media | Feces | Ambient | 5 grams* | 5 grams* | 0.5 grams | 24 hrs |
Sterile Container | Feces | Refrigerate | 5 grams* | 5 grams* | 0.5 grams | 2 hrs |
*About the size of a walnut or 2 tablespoons.
Test Schedule / Analytical Time / Test Priority
Daily / 2 days / Not available STAT
Reference Range
No Aeromonas sp., Plesiomonas, Yersinia enterocolitica, or Vibrio sp. isolated.
CPT(s)
Description | CPT Code |
In process | 87046 |
In process | 87046.91 |
Method
Culture
Instrumentation
Manual Method
Performing Location
University of Vermont Medical Center
Section
Microbiology-1
Is the UVMMC lab NY State Certified to perform this testing? Yes/No
Yes
Alternate Name: Culture Vibrio
Cary Blair vial: