MICROBIOLOGY PROFILES   Code Test Description * Indicates send out test   M061 Blood Culture Aerobic and Anaerobic (2 bottles)   Specimen 2 Blood culture bottles   Schedule 7–10 working days   Comments Call laboratory for blood culture bottles. Do not vent either bottle.   M070 Culture, ID only (not for urine)   Specimen Copan™ swab, feces, fluid   Schedule 1–3 working days   Comments Do not submit urine. If urine is submitted, test will be converted to M130.   M160 Fecal Culture   Specimen 2 Copan™ swab, feces   Schedule 2–4 working days   M080 Fungal Culture   Specimen 2 Copan™ swab, hair, skin, DTM   Schedule 1–4 weeks   M081 Fungal Wet Mount (KOH)   Specimen 2 unstained slides containing hair and/or skin scrapings   Schedule 1–4 weeks   M090 Gram's Stain   Specimen 2 air dried smears or Copan™ swab   Schedule 1–2 working days   M100 Mycobacterium Culture   Specimen Sterile container (sputum, feces, urine, tissue, CSF) or Copan™ swab   Schedule 8 weeks with weekly preliminary reports   M110 Mycoplasma Culture   Specimen Copan™ swab of uterus, cervix or vagina. Semen, joint fluid, tracheal wash of BAL fluid in RT.   Schedule 7–10 working days   Comments Sample must be kept cold.   M121 Salmonella Culture   Specimen Feces   Schedule 2–4 working days   M130 Urine Culture & MIC   Specimen Cystocentesis, clean catch or catheterized urine in sterile tube   Schedule 2–4 working days   Comments Copan™ swabs are not preferred. Please send comments to the webmaster. ©1997-2008 Antech Diagnostics, Inc. Site design and maintenance by amesDesign.