SANFORD HEALTH OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA SPECIMEN COLLECTION MANUAL Blood specimens: Lab staff will utilize the Procedure Catalog within the LIS. Non-Lab staff can call the laboratory for specimen requirements. Test Ordering Information Instructions Container(s) Aerobic culture MICR0003 CULTURE BACTERIAL, Other sterile containers not OTHER containing additives or preservatives are also MICR0043 CULTURE, acceptable GENITAL GROUP B STREPTOCOCCUS SCREEN Send specimen at room temperature MICR0005 CULTURE, SCREEN FOR SINGLE PATHOGEN Acid Fast Bacillus MICR0019 sterile containers not Culture CULTURE, ACID FAST containing additives or (Mycobacterium), BACILLUS WITH preservatives are also specimens other than acceptable blood or bone marrow Send specimen at room temperature Aerobic culture with MICR0032 gram CULTURE BACTERIAL, Other sterile containers not OTHER W GS containing additives or preservatives are also acceptable Send specimen at room temperature Test Ordering Information Container(s) Instructions
SANFORD HEALTH OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA SPECIMEN COLLECTION MANUAL Blood specimens: Lab staff will utilize the Procedure Catalog within the LIS. Non-Lab staff can call the laboratory for specimen requirements. Test Ordering Information Container(s) Instructions Aerobic culture MICR0003 CULTURE BACTERIAL, OTHER MICR0043 CULTURE, GENITAL GROUP B STREPTOCOCCUS SCREEN MICR0005 CULTURE, SCREEN FOR SINGLE PATHOGEN Other sterile containers not containing additives or preservatives are also acceptable Send specimen at room temperature Acid Fast Bacillus Culture (Mycobacterium), specimens other than blood or bone marrow MICR0019 CULTURE, ACID FAST BACILLUS WITH sterile containers not containing additives or preservatives are also acceptable Send specimen at room temperature Aerobic culture with gram MICR0032 CULTURE BACTERIAL, OTHER W GS Other sterile containers not containing additives or preservatives are also acceptable Send specimen at room temperature Test Ordering Information Container(s) Instructions