Tissue Culture/Gram Stain C TIS

Synonyms

Culture - Tissue with Gram Stain

Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

Culture - Tissue with Gram Stain

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

Culture - Tissue with Gram Stain

EPIC Order Name

Tissue Culture, Aerobic and Anaerobic with Gram Stain

Clinical Info

Tissue
collected during surgery are the best specimens for culture. Swab specimens are
suboptimal but will be accepted if a fresh tissue specimen is not available.
Specimens should be collected prior to initial
therapy and only from wounds that are clinically infected or deteriorating or
fail to heal over a long period.

Specimen Type

Tissue

Specimen Volume

Container

Sterile screw-cap container/ Alternate container-Eswab 

Collection Instructions

Submit only 1 of the
following specimens:

Fresh Tissue
1. Obtain fresh tissue (5-10mm3 in size) and
place specimen in a screw-capped, sterile container. A small amount of sterile
saline may be added to the specimen.
2. Label container with patient’s name (first
and last), date and actual time of collection, and type of specimen.
3. Maintain sterility and forward promptly.
Note: Specimen source is required on request
form for processing.

Tissue in ESwab
1. Obtain tissue (5-10mm3 in size) and place
specimen in Eswab.
2. Label container with patient’s name (first
and last), date and actual time of collection, and type of specimen.
3. Maintain sterility and forward promptly.
Note: Specimen source is required on request
form for processing.

Transport Instructions

Maintain sterility, and
forward promptly. 

Specimen Stability

Up to 48 hours

Methodology

Microbiology Culture, Includes
Gram stain, and anaerobes.

Days Performed

7 days/week

Performing Laboratories

Northwell Health Laboratories 

CPT

87070 - culture
87075 - anaerobic identification
87205 - Gram stain

PDM

6201175

Result Interpretation

Forms