Bone Marrow, Fungal and Mycobacterial (AFB), Culture Build info

Synonyms

  • BONE MARROW, FUNGUS AND AFB
  • F AF BM
  • FUNGUS
  • MYCOBACTERIUM
  • CULTURE
  • TB
  • FUNGAL
  • LAB14287

Short Name

BONE MARROW, FUNGUS AND AFB

Procedure Master Number

LAB14287

Procedure ID

184766

Clinical Info

This test is used when bone marrow is submitted for both fungal culture and acid-fast culture.

Specimen Type

Bone Marrow

Container

Myco/F Lytic

Collection Instructions

1 ml - 5 ml of bone marrow should be aseptically collected by needle aspiration and inoculated directly into a Myco/F Lytic vial.

*Rejection Criteria: Specimen leaking, unlabeled or mislabeled specimen, specimen without a minimum of 2 patient identifiers, and specimen received after prolonged delay (more than 7 days).

Transport Instructions

Transport to the laboratory as soon as possible at room temperature

Specimen Stability

Irretrievable specimen, transport to the laboratory as soon as possible

Methodology

Continuous culture incubation and monitoring of Myco/F Lytic culture media for the recovery of fungi, yeast, and mycobacteria.

Days Performed

Monday through Sunday

Performing Laboratory

Northwell Health Laboratories-Little Neck Parkway

CPT

87116 & 87102

PDM

247382

Results