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Abbreviation: DNTHL

Specimen Type: Serum

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YDNTHL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: BLCPS

Specimen Type: Whole Blood

Storage Temperature: Split 1

Tubes / Containers: Blood Culture (1), Blood Culture (1)

Instrument / Location: BacTec A

Host Code: YBLCPS

LOINC: 600-7

Tab Assignment: Microbiology

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed everyday / Negative at 5 days

Additional Information: One aerobic and one anaerobic blood culture bottle for adults or one pediatric bottle.

Abbreviation: STCULT

Specimen Type: Stool

Storage Temperature: 96 hours or 4 days at room temperature in Enteric Plus Vial. Fresh stool less than 1 hour old, refrigerated.

Tubes / Containers: Cary-Blair Vial

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YSTCULT

LOINC: 625-4

Volume: 5 ml

Minimum Volume: 3 ml

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed everyday / Reported within 3 days

Additional Information: *****PLEASE NOTE***** Specimens recieved into PSPC on Saturdays may be too old for testing****

Abbreviation: YERSM

Storage Temperature: Room Temp

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YYERSM

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: Sent to Methodist

Abbreviation: TIPCU

Specimen Type: Vascular catheter tip in a sterile container (1 inch section).

Storage Temperature: Room temperature

Tubes / Containers: Sterile Container

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YTIPCU

Tab Assignment: Microbiology

Additional Information: Specify type of catheter on specimen container and the test request form.

Abbreviation: ROUC

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: Room Temp

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: ROUC

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: BFBLD

Specimen Type: Pleural fluid & Pericardial fluid sources ONLY - With the exception of Synovial fluid, all other body fluids need to be ordered as ANACU or AERCU.

Storage Temperature: Room temperature

Tubes / Containers: Aerobic and Anaerobic Bactec blood bottles

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YBFBLD

LOINC: 31208-2, 48767-8, 41852-5

Volume: 10 mL

Minimum Volume: 8 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: If there is insufficient fluid to inoculate the Bactec bottles, please submit as an ANACU, rather than a BFBLD.

Abbreviation: SYNCU

Specimen Type: Synovial Fluid

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Sterile Container AND 1 mL inoculated into Bactec Peds/Plus F bottle (Specimen volumes <1 mL routine culture plates only)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YSYNCU

Volume: 3 mL

Minimum Volume: 1 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Prelim at 1 day; final at 5 days. Gram stain, same day.

Additional Information: Synovial fluid, includes all joint fluids.

Abbreviation: ANACU

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: Room Temp

Tubes / Containers: Anaerobic Media Aerobic Swab

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YANACU

Volume: Swab in anaerobic transport media, 0.5 mL pus, or other fluid or tissue from aspirated site in anaerobic transport media

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Results in 24-72 hours. Prelim at 24 hours. Final at 5 days.

Additional Information: One anaerobic Culturette and two aerobic Culturettes or 0.5 mL pus or other fluid from aspirated site in syringe with needle removed and replaced with a cap. Pus tissue, or other material properly obtained from an abscess, biopsy, aspirate, drainage, exudate, lesion, or wound. Body fluid; peritoneal, thoracentesis, pericardial, amniotic or culdoncenteseis fluid. Asceptically collect body fluid into a sterile container (preferred), or an anaerobic vial or anaerobic culturette. 2.0 - 20.0 mLs. Specimens will also be cultured for aerobic growth.

Abbreviation: CSFCU

Specimen Type: CSF

Tubes / Containers: Sterile Container

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YCSFCU

Volume: 1 - 2 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.2 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Gram stain results reported as soon as stain is completed. Reports of cultures from which pathogens are isolated require minimum of 48 hrs for completion. Identification and susceptibility tests are performed on positive cultures.

Abbreviation: EYECU

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: Split 1

Tubes / Containers: Swab

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YEYECU

Tab Assignment: Microbiology

PSPC Testing Schedule: Gram stain reported same day, stat at 1 hour; preliminary results at 1 day, final result at 5 days.

Abbreviation: AERCU

Specimen Type: Skin, ear, nasopharyngeal , wound, placenta, vaginal, cervical

Storage Temperature: Room temperature

Tubes / Containers: ESwab Collect

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YAERCU

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Gram stain same day, prelim results 1 day, final at 3 days.

Abbreviation: SINCU

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: Room Temp

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YSINCU

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Prelim at 1 day, final at 2 days.

Additional Information: Aerobic culture of sinus drainage. Two aerobic swabs, Culturette II. Includes gram stain.

Abbreviation: SPUCRPS

Specimen Type: Sterile container

Storage Temperature: Refrigerated

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YSPUCRPS

Volume: 10 mL

Minimum Volume: 1 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed M-Sun. Gram stain same day.

Abbreviation: TISCU

Specimen Type: Biopsy and/or surgical tissue, bone and bone specimens.

Tubes / Containers: Sterile Container

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YTISCU

Tab Assignment: Microbiology

PSPC Testing Schedule: Gram stain same day, stat 1 hour, prelim at 1 day, final at 5 days.

Additional Information: Keep small tissue sections moist with sterile nonbacteriostatic saline. An aerobe and anaerobic culture performed on properly collected specimens.

Abbreviation: TISCU

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YTISCU

LOINC: 627-0

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: BWCU

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YBWCU

Volume: 10 mL

Minimum Volume: 2 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Gram stain results same day, stat gram stain results in 1 hour, preliminary report at 1 day; final report at 2 days.

Abbreviation: AANC

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: Room Temp

Tubes / Containers: Specimen Cup (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YAANC

LOINC: 9781-6

Volume: Corneal scrapings, vitreous fluid, or tissue (Place in 2 mL saline)

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: ARUP # 0060245

Abbreviation: BPERT1

Specimen Type: Default

Storage Temperature: Split 1

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YBPERT

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: DIPCU

Specimen Type: Swab

Storage Temperature: Room Temp

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YDIPCU

Abbreviation: FROC

Specimen Type: Rectal Swab

Storage Temperature: Refrigerated / Time Sensitive

Tubes / Containers: Eswab

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YFROC

LOINC: 73836-9

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed everyday / Reported Negative at 4 days.

Additional Information: ARUP # 2008476 TIME SENSITIVE - Rectal Swab. Identification and susceptibility tests are billed separately from culture.

Abbreviation: MRSCU

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YMRSCU

Additional Information: Throat, nose, rectal recommended; any site or fluid is acceptable.

Abbreviation: STRSC

Specimen Type: Throat swab

Storage Temperature: Room temperature

Tubes / Containers: E Swab or Culturette II swab kit

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YSTRSC

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Prelim at 1 day, final at 2 days.

Additional Information: https://www.testmenu.com/nebraska/Tests/277223

Abbreviation: VREC

Specimen Type: Swab

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Aerobic Swab (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YVREC

Volume: Rectal Swab using Aerobic Culturette or 1 mL Stool in a Sterile Container

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: Any site/source; recommend rectal swab for screening.

Abbreviation: URNCU

Specimen Type: Urine preserved

Storage Temperature: Room temperature up to 48 hours

Tubes / Containers: Grey C&S Urine preservative tube

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YURNCU

Volume: 4ml

Minimum Volume: 3ml

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: If sample volume is less than 3 mL send in refrigerated sterile urine cup with a leak-proof lid. Must be received at testing facility within 24 hours.