CULTURE, LEGIONELLA
Marquette General Health System

General Info

Alpha Code

   MICRO. RQN.

MGH LIS Test No

   666

Schedule

   Daily

Testing Time

   14 days

Testing Lab

   Marquette General Hospital

QORR Test Code

   LEG

Specimen Info

Type

   see collection notes  

Volume

   1 ml

Temperature

   Refrigerate

Preservative

    

Collection Info

   Specimen: Lung tissue, other body tissue, pleural fluid, other body fluid, transtracheal 
aspirate, bronchial wash, bronchial brush, bronchoaveolar lavage.
Place specimen in steril screw capped container.
Note: complete appropriate form:
      Inpatient:  Microbiology request form.
      Reference:  Reference lab request form
 
Specimen Acceptability

Methods
Conventional Culture on nonselecting and selective BCYE media.

Clinical Utilities

CPT Codes
87081

Reference Range
Negative

Component Information

Collection Notes

Additional Comments

 

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