Culture, Blood

Culture, Blood

Test Code

389
87040
389
87040
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Clinical Significance

Culture, Blood - Bacterial sepsis constitutes one of the most serious infectious diseases. The detection of microorganisms in a patient's blood has importance in the diagnosis and prognosis of endocarditis, septicemia, or chronic bacteremia.

Test Resources

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Test Details

Includes

  • Aerobic Culture and Anaerobic Culture

    If culture is positive, identification will be performed at an additional charge (CPT code(s): 87076 or 87106 or 87077 or 87140 or 87143 or 87147 or 87149).
    Antibiotic susceptibilities are only performed when appropriate (CPT code(s): 87181 or 87184 or 87185 or 87186).

Methodology

Culture using automated continuous monitoring system

Alternative Name(s)

Blood Cultures, Manual,Bactec Blood Culture,Listeria Culture,Bactec Bottles,Blood Culture,Brucella, Blood Culture,Blood Cultures, Bactec

LOINC® Codes, Performing Laboratory

Service Area must be determined
Aerobic Culture and Anaerobic Culture

If culture is positive, identification will be performed at an additional charge (CPT code(s): 87076 or 87106 or 87077 or 87140 or 87143 or 87147 or 87149).
Antibiotic susceptibilities are only performed when appropriate (CPT code(s): 87181 or 87184 or 87185 or 87186).

Methodology

Culture using automated continuous monitoring system

Alternative Name(s)

Blood Cultures, Manual,Bactec Blood Culture,Listeria Culture,Bactec Bottles,Blood Culture,Brucella, Blood Culture,Blood Cultures, Bactec
Service Area must be determined

Preferred Specimen(s)

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Adults: 8-10 mL of blood collected in one of each BacT/ALERT FA PLUS (Pale Green) and BacT/ALERT FN PLUS (Orange) bottles

Neonates and children 1 to 6 years: 1-3 mL blood collected in a BacT/ALERT PF PLUS (Yellow) bottle

Children weighing 30-80 lbs: 3 mL blood collected in a BacT/ALERT PF PLUS (Yellow) bottle or
8-10 mL blood collected in one of each BacT/ALERT FA PLUS (Pale Green) and BacT/ALERT FN PLUS (Orange) bottles

Alternative Specimen(s)

Bone marrow cultures: For adults, bone marrow collected in one of each BacT/ALERT FA PLUS (Pale Green) and BacT/ALERT FN PLUS (Orange) bottles • Blood culture bottles compatible with local automated instrumentation

Minimum Volume

3 mL BacT/ALERT FA PLUS (Pale Green) and BacT/ALERT FN PLUS (Orange) bottles • 0.5 mL BacT/ALERT PF PLUS (Yellow) bottle

Collection Instructions

Do not pre-incubate bottles prior to shipment

Transport Container

BacT/ALERT FA PLUS (Pale green) and BacT/ALERT FN PLUS (Orange) bottles or
BacT/ALERT PF PLUS (Yellow) bottle

Transport Temperature

Room temperature

Specimen Stability

  • Room temperature: 48 hours
  • Refrigerated: Unacceptable
  • Frozen: Unacceptable

Reject Criteria

Blood specimens collected in EDTA, sodium citrate or anticoagulants such as SPS or heparin

Setup Schedule

Service Area must be determined
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Adults: 8-10 mL of blood collected in one of each BacT/ALERT FA PLUS (Pale Green) and BacT/ALERT FN PLUS (Orange) bottles

Neonates and children 1 to 6 years: 1-3 mL blood collected in a BacT/ALERT PF PLUS (Yellow) bottle

Children weighing 30-80 lbs: 3 mL blood collected in a BacT/ALERT PF PLUS (Yellow) bottle or
8-10 mL blood collected in one of each BacT/ALERT FA PLUS (Pale Green) and BacT/ALERT FN PLUS (Orange) bottles
Bone marrow cultures: For adults, bone marrow collected in one of each BacT/ALERT FA PLUS (Pale Green) and BacT/ALERT FN PLUS (Orange) bottles • Blood culture bottles compatible with local automated instrumentation
3 mL BacT/ALERT FA PLUS (Pale Green) and BacT/ALERT FN PLUS (Orange) bottles • 0.5 mL BacT/ALERT PF PLUS (Yellow) bottle
Do not pre-incubate bottles prior to shipment
BacT/ALERT FA PLUS (Pale green) and BacT/ALERT FN PLUS (Orange) bottles or
BacT/ALERT PF PLUS (Yellow) bottle
Room temperature
Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: Unacceptable
Frozen: Unacceptable
Blood specimens collected in EDTA, sodium citrate or anticoagulants such as SPS or heparin
Service Area must be determined
Not offered in Quest Nichols Institute - Chantilly, VA | Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute (IFD) – San Juan Capistrano | Quest Nichols Institute -San Juan Capistrano, CA. Please provide SERVICE AREA INFORMATION to find available tests you can order.
In-home collection is not available in your area through Quest Mobile.
Test Details

Clinical Significance

Test Resources

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