Test Ordering Information Container(s) Instructions Blood Culture for Fungus BLOD1097 FUNGAL CULTURE, Isolator Tube (10mL) Pediatric Isolator Tube (1.5mL) Send specimen at room temperature Cerebrospinal Fluid Culture: Aerobic Culture Acid Fast Culture Fungus Culture MICR0003 CULTURE BACTERIAL, OTHER MICR0019 CULTURE, ACID FAST BACILLUS WITH STAIN MICR0023 CULTURE FUNGAL, OTHER Cerebrospinal in a sterile container Send specimen at room temperature Cryptosporidium/Giardia Rapid Assay NBLD0418 Cryptosporidium/Giardia Rapid Assay Collect fresh stool specimen and place immediately in 10% formalin. Send specimen at room temp Test Ordering Information Container(s) Instructions
Chlamydia Trachomatis and Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Chlamydia Trachomatis only Neisseria Gonorrhoeae only NBLD0267 CHLAMYDIA & N. GONORRHEA NBLD0294 CHLAMYDIA NUCLEIC ACID SCREEN NBLD0295 GONORRHEA NUCLEIC ACID SCREEN Male and Female urine Female Endocervical or vaginal swabs Cervical Specimens in PreservCyt Clostridium Difficile - stool NBLD0538 C DIFFICILE TOXIN B NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION 1.0 mL of or unformed stool Formed stool will be rejected for testing Fungus Culture Nails, Hair, Skin- Dermatophytes All Other Sources MICR0022 CULT FUNGAL, SKIN, HAIR, NAILS MICR0023 CULTURE FUNGAL, OTHER Other sterile containers not containing additives or preservatives are also acceptable Send specimen at room temperature
Test Ordering Information Container(s) Instructions Fungus Culture with KOH Nails, Hair, Skin- Dermatophytes All Other Sources MICR0022 CULT FUNGAL, SKIN, HAIR, and NBLD0300 KOH PREP, SKIN HAIR OR NAILS MICR0023 CULTURE FUNGAL, OTHER and NBLD0299 KOH, BAL, BR WASH OR VAG Other sterile containers not containing additives or preservatives are also acceptable Send specimen at room temperature Group B Streptococcus NAD Prenatal Screen NBLD5000 GROUP B STREP NAD NBLD5011 GROUP B STREP NAD, PENICILLIN ALLERGY, REFLEX TO SUSCEPTIBILITY Vaginal/Rectal swab If patient has presented for delivery without prenatal testing, send to the laboratory urgently Identification or susceptibility testing of an aerobic organism sent from another laboratory Identification of susceptibility testing of an anaerobic organism sent from another laboratory LABS0218 LAB ONLY - SENS/SUSCEP LABS0215 LAB ONLY - CULT, ORGANISM ID LABS0217 LAB ONLY - ORGANISM ID ANAEROBE Send pure isolate on appropriate media Blood Agar Plate ANA Blood Agar Plate Send specimen at room temperature Ink Exam for Cryptococcus NBLD0306 INK PREP, CSF Cerebralspinal fluid in a sterile container Send specimen at room temperature Test Ordering Information Container(s) Instructions
Influenza A and B, NAD NBLD0381 INFLUENZA A and B NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION NBLD0375 INFLUENZA A and B and RSV NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION Nasopharyngeal swab specimens 3.0 mL BD VTM (Universal Transport media) with flocked swab, Lawson# 6260951 Send specimen at room temperature KOH for Fungal Elements NBLD0300 KOH PREP, SKIN HAIR OR NBLD0299 KOH, BAL, BR WASH OR VAG Other sterile containers not containing additives or preservatives are also acceptable Send specimen at room temperature MRSA Nasal Screen NBLD0394 MRSA BY NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION Anterior nares swab specimen NBLD0535 Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complex and Rifampin Resistance Sterile Containers Other sterile containers not containing additives or preservatives are also acceptable Send specimen at room temperature Test Ordering Information Container(s) Instructions
Nasal Culture MICR0001 CULTURE BACTERIAL, RESPIRATORY Send specimen at room temperature Nasopharyngeal Culture MICR0001 CULTURE BACTERIAL, RESPIRATORY NP top Swab Send specimen at room temperature Ova and Parasite Exam MICR0011 OVA AND PARASITE COMP EXAM Stool specimen in Collection Kit Mix stool in solution until it reaches the red line within 20 minutes of collection Send specimen at room temperature Pinworm NBLD0220 PINWORM EXAM Pinworm Paddle Send specimen at room temperature RSV, NAD NBLD0519 RSV NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION NBLD0375 INFLUENZA A and B and RSV NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION Nasopharyngeal swab specimens 3.0 mL BD VTM (Universal Transport media) with flocked swab, Lawson# 6260951 Send specimen at room temperature