Test Ordering Information Container(s) Instructions Fungus Culture with Other sterile containers not KOH containing additives or preservatives are also Nails, Hair, Skin- MICR0022 acceptable Dermatophytes CULT FUNGAL, SKIN, HAIR, and Send specimen at room NBLD0300 KOH PREP, temperature SKIN HAIR OR NAILS All Other Sources MICR0023 CULTURE FUNGAL, OTHER and NBLD0299 KOH, BAL, BR WASH OR VAG Group B Streptococcus NBLD5000 If patient has presented for NAD Prenatal Screen GROUP B STREP NAD delivery without prenatal testing, send to the NBLD5011 GROUP B laboratory urgently STREP NAD, PENICILLIN ALLERGY, REFLEX TO SUSCEPTIBILITY Vaginal/Rectal swab Identification or LABS0218 Blood Agar Plate Send specimen at room susceptibility testing of LAB ONLY - temperature an aerobic organism SENS/SUSCEP sent from another LABS0215 laboratory LAB ONLY - CULT, ORGANISM ID Identification of susceptibility testing of LABS0217 an anaerobic organism LAB ONLY - ORGANISM sent from another ID ANAEROBE ANA Blood Agar Plate laboratory Send pure isolate on appropriate media Ink Exam for NBLD0306 Send specimen at room Cryptococcus INK PREP, CSF temperature Cerebralspinal fluid in a sterile container Test Ordering Information Container(s) Instructions
Test Ordering Information Container(s) Instructions Fungus Culture with KOH Nails, Hair, Skin- Dermatophytes All Other Sources MICR0022 CULT FUNGAL, SKIN, HAIR, and NBLD0300 KOH PREP, SKIN HAIR OR NAILS MICR0023 CULTURE FUNGAL, OTHER and NBLD0299 KOH, BAL, BR WASH OR VAG Other sterile containers not containing additives or preservatives are also acceptable Send specimen at room temperature Group B Streptococcus NAD Prenatal Screen NBLD5000 GROUP B STREP NAD NBLD5011 GROUP B STREP NAD, PENICILLIN ALLERGY, REFLEX TO SUSCEPTIBILITY Vaginal/Rectal swab If patient has presented for delivery without prenatal testing, send to the laboratory urgently Identification or susceptibility testing of an aerobic organism sent from another laboratory Identification of susceptibility testing of an anaerobic organism sent from another laboratory LABS0218 LAB ONLY - SENS/SUSCEP LABS0215 LAB ONLY - CULT, ORGANISM ID LABS0217 LAB ONLY - ORGANISM ID ANAEROBE Send pure isolate on appropriate media Blood Agar Plate ANA Blood Agar Plate Send specimen at room temperature Ink Exam for Cryptococcus NBLD0306 INK PREP, CSF Cerebralspinal fluid in a sterile container Send specimen at room temperature Test Ordering Information Container(s) Instructions
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