Bone Marrow, Fungal and Mycobacterial (AFB), Culture

Synonyms

• CULTURE
• CX BM AFB & FUNGUS
• F AF BM
• FUNGAL
• FUNGUS
• LAB14287
• MYCOBACTERIUM
• TB

Cerner Name

Bone Marrow, Fungus and AFB

Clinical Info

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

Specimen Sources

Bone Marrow

Specimen Types

Aspirate

Specimen Volume

1 ml - 5 ml

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 for 6 weeks of Myco/F Lytic culture media for the recovery of fungi, yeast, and mycobacteria.

Days Performed

Monday through Sunday

Performing Laboratories

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

CPT

87116

PDM

247382

Results

Result Interpretation

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