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HelpTest Code CXCAT Culture, Catheter/Device
Performing Laboratory
Hunterdon Medical Center Laboratory
Special Instructions
Acceptable IV catheters for culture:
(Note: Simultaneous blood cultures recommended.)
Central
CVP
Hickman
Broviac
Peripheral
Arterial
Umbilical
Hyperalimentation
Swan-Ganz
Specimen Required
Screw-cap sterile container.
Specimen Type
5cm. distal segment of the intravascular catheter, clipped aseptically.
Specimen Transport Temperature
Ambient: Deliver within 15 minutes.
If delivery is delayed: Refrigerate 2-80 C
Specimen Stability Information
24 hours.
Reject Due To
Specimen in saline or transport media.
Foley catheter tip.
Day(s) Performed
Monday through Sunday
Reference Values
Negative report issued at 72 hours.
Method Name
Conventional culture and Biochemical Identification methods.
Susceptibility is performed only when requested by the physician, or as indicated by simultaneous isolation of the same organism in blood cultures.