Body Fluid Mycobacterial (AFB) Smear and Culture

Synonyms

• ACID FAST BACILLI
• ACID FAST BACILLUS
• ACID FAST BODY FLUID
• ACID-FAST
• AF BF
• AFB STAIN
• CX BODY FLUID AFB
• FLUOROCHROME
• KINYOUN
• LAB10261
• MTB
• MYCOBACTERIUM
• NTM
• TB
• TUBERCULOSIS

Cerner Name

Acid Fast Body Fluid

Clinical Info

Specimen Sources

Abdomen/Peritoneum Abscess Adrenal, Left Adrenal, Right Amniotic Sac Ankle, Left Ankle, Right Anus Autopsy Autopsy Brain Only Autopsy Pediatric Axilla, Left Axilla, Right Bile Bile Duct Bone Breast, Left Breast, Right Bronchoalveolar, Left Bronchoalveolar, Right Colon Dialysate Duodenum Ear, Left Ear, Right Elbow, Left Elbow, Right Endometrium Eye, Left Eye, Right Fallopian Tube, Left Fallopian Tube, Right Finger, Left Finger, Right Foot, Left Foot, Right Frontal sinus Gallbladder Gastric Hand, Left Hand, Right Hip, Left Hip, Right Jaw, Left Jaw, Right Joint Kidney, Left Kidney, Right Knee, Left Knee, Right Misc Nasopharynx Nipple, Left Nipple, Right Nose Oropharynx/Throat Ovarian Cyst Ovary, Left Ovary, Right Pancreas Pancreatic Duct Pelvic Pelvis Penis Pericardium Peritoneal Placenta Pleura, Left Pleura, Right Procurement Procurement Prostate Retroperitoneum Salivary Gland, Left Salivary Gland, Right Shoulder, Left Shoulder, Right Sinus, Nasal Sinus, Nasal Soft Tissue Spleen Toe, Left Toe, Right Vertebra Vitreous Vulva Wrist, Left Wrist, Right Show more...

Specimen Types

Aspirate Body Fluid

Specimen Volume

Container

Sterile

Collection Instructions

1. Disinfect overlying skin with 70% alcohol. 2. Aspirate body fluid using a sterile needle and syringe or via surgery.
3. Place 10 mL (minimum volume: 1 mL) of body fluid in a 50ml conical tube (preferred) or screw-capped sterile container. If arriving in a syringe, needle must be removed prior to transportation.
4. Label container/syringe with patient’s name (first and last), date and actual time of collection, and type of specimen.

Note: Specimen source is required on request form for processing.
*Rejection Criteria: Quantity not sufficient, specimen leaking, unlabeled or mislabeled specimen, specimen without a minimum of 2 patient identifiers, specimen received after prolonged delay (more than 7 days), specimen in fixative.

Transport Instructions

Send specimen refrigerated.
Maintain sterility and forward promptly.

Specimen Stability

Up to 7 days at 2-8C (refrigerated)

Methodology

Microbiology Culture

Days Performed

Monday through Sunday

Performing Laboratories

Northwell Health Laboratories
If culture is positive, additional charge(s)/CPT code(s) may apply for identification
and/or antibiotic susceptibilities performed when appropriate.

CPT

87116 - culture
87206 - acid-fast stain

PDM

6201240

Results

Result Interpretation

Forms