Collect

Blood Culture Set
(Aerobic & Anaerobic bottles or Pedi bottle)

Storage/Transport Temperature

Room Temperature 24 hours

(Stable 12 hours at 35 Degrees)

Stability (from collection to initiation)

Submit ASAP

Performed

Sunday-Saturday

Remarks

Standard Adult Blood Culture order should include TWO sets of bottles, drawn at different time from different sites.

Collect, Minimum Volume

Adults 10 mL total (5 mL per bottle), preferred 8-10 ml per bottle.

Pediatric 1 mL, preferred 1-3 ml

Turn around Time (after receipt in Lab)

Positive:1-2 days from detection
Negative: 5 days

Performed

Sunday-Saturday

Reference Interval

No growth.

Positive culture is a Critical Result & reflexes to "Blood Culture ID" on the Biofire
Collection

Collect

Blood Culture Set
(Aerobic & Anaerobic bottles or Pedi bottle)

Storage/Transport Temperature

Room Temperature 24 hours

(Stable 12 hours at 35 Degrees)

Stability (from collection to initiation)

Submit ASAP

Performed

Sunday-Saturday

Remarks

Standard Adult Blood Culture order should include TWO sets of bottles, drawn at different time from different sites.

Collect, Minimum Volume

Adults 10 mL total (5 mL per bottle), preferred 8-10 ml per bottle.

Pediatric 1 mL, preferred 1-3 ml

Turn around Time (after receipt in Lab)

Positive:1-2 days from detection
Negative: 5 days
Ordering

Performed

Sunday-Saturday
Result Interpretation

Reference Interval

No growth.

Positive culture is a Critical Result & reflexes to "Blood Culture ID" on the Biofire
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