Mycobacterium Culture and Sensitivity | Orange County California

TEST NAME	Mycobacterium Culture and Sensitivity
DEPARTMENT	MYCOB
TESTS	T1
DESCRIPTION	Tests include Acid Fast smear, culture on solid and liquid media. Identification of Mycobacteria by MALDI-TOF. Susceptibility performed on M. tuberculosis by MGIT broth-based method on first isolate and after 3 months if culture is still positive.
SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS	SPECIMEN: Bone marrow, CSF, gastric lavage fluid, respiratory (aerosol, sputum, bronchial washings, transtracheal aspirates), stool, tissue biopsies, and urine. CONTAINER, COLLECTION and TRANSPORT CONDITIONS: See Mycobacteriology specimen collection guide for details. TRANSPORT CONDITIONS: Refrigerated (2-8°C): submit within 24 hours of collection
TURNAROUND TIME (TAT)	24-72 hours (AFS) 53 days (final)
REFERENCE RANGE	By report
TEST METHOD	Culture, MGIT 960, BBL
CPT CODES	87015 87206 87116 87118 87556 87188 87153 87149

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