Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTB) and Rifampin Resistance, Molecular Detection, Non-Respiratory Build info

Synonyms

  • MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS PCR, NON-RESPIRATORY
  • LAB11830

Short Name

MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS PCR, NON-RESPIRATORY

Procedure Master Number

LAB11830

Procedure ID

115901

Clinical Info

  Not for Sputum samples order MTBPCR

Specimen Sources

 Amniotic Sac Ankle, Left Ankle, Right Aortic Valve Arm, Left Arm, Right Axilla, Left Axilla, Right Back, Lower Back, Upper Bladder Blood, Central Line Blood, Peripheral Brain Breast, Left Show more...

Specimen Types

 Abscess Aspirate Body Fluid Bone Cerebrospinal Fluid Respiratory Tissue Urine

Container

Sterile

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Sterile leak-proof container
Specimen: 1 mL CSF, body fluid (specify)(0.5 mL min) or tissue
   or
5 mL bronchial bush/wash, tracheal aspirate or urine (3 mL min)
Reject Criteria
• Sputum sample
• Specimen received in formalin and/or alcohol
• Processed/concentrated specimen from client

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

72 hours Room temperature
7 days Refrigerated
Unacceptable Frozen

Methodology

Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction .

Days Performed

TAT: 2-4 Days

Performing Laboratory

Quest Diagnostics' Nichols Institute, Inc. - Chantilly

CPT

87564
 
LOINC Code: 38379-4

PDM

 1759548

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 Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS COMPLEX, PCR, NON-RESPIRATORY MTNRPCR MTNRPCR
RIFAMPIN RESISTANCE RIFAPINRES RIFAPINRES, RESISTANCE