Mycobacterium Culture and Sensitivity

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 is based on a combination of tests: MALDI-TOF and sequencing. Susceptibility performed on M. tuberculosis by MGIT broth-based method on first isolate and after 2 months if culture is still positive.
SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS	SPECIMEN: Blood, 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): within 72 hours
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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