Ordering Code | 639 |
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Test Name | Organism ID/Sensitivity, Aerobic |
Alias | Identification and/or Susceptibility, Aerobic Organism ID and Sensitivity,Aerobic Bacteria |
Preferred Specimen | Pure Aerobic Organism |
Preferred Container | Agar Slant |
Other Specimen/Container | Pure Isolate on Agar Plate (Only on Oahu), Pure Isolate in Culture Broth |
Optimum Volume | 1 Slant (or Plate or Broth Tube) |
Collection Instructions | Appropriate susceptibility testing will be done, depending on the identification of the isolate. Specify organism identification if submitting for susceptibility testing only A processing fee will be assessed if mixed isolates are submitted. |
Handling Instructions | Ensure agar slant is appropriate for the type of organism Culture must be viable, pure, and safely contained (for air transport, agar plate is not acceptable & potentially biohazardous). Air transported specimens must be packaged according to infectious shipment regulations. A processing fee will be assessed if mixed isolates are submitted. |
Transport Requirements | Oahu: Ambient Airline: Ambient |
Specimen Stability | Ambient: 5 Days Refrigerated: 5 Days |
Rejection Criteria | Frozen, Non-viable organism, Improper packaging of isolate |
Avail. Stat | NO |
Analytic Time | Up to 3 Days Additional time is required if growth is inadequate, culture is not pure or if isolate is >48 hours old. |
Methodology | Visual examination of growth on selective/non-selective media and identification by microscopic examination of stained smear and/or biochemical reaction Susceptibility by automated MIC, Kirby-Bauer or by Gradient Agar diffusion. |
Reference range(s)
The reference ranges listed below are valid on this date of January 28, 2025.
Component | Age | Male Norm | Male Critical Low | Male Critical High | Female Norm | Female Critical High | Female Critical Low | Units | Add'l info |
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Source: | ALL | See report. | |||||||
Report Status: | ALL | See report. | |||||||
Cult. Wrkup | ALL | See report. |