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Mycobacterial culture and sensitivity: blood and bone marrow
EPIC
Mycobacterial Blood and Bone Marrow Culture
Section
Microbiology
Clinical indications
Mycobacterial infection
Specimen requirement
Lithium heparin vacutainer (sterile). Phone Microbiology to request for container to be sent/collected
Dispatch and handling instructions
The Microbiology Department is unable to process blood or bone marrow samples for Mycobacterial culture on site. A minimum volume of 2ml is required collected into lithium heparin vacutainer. Samples should be sent to Microbiology at GOSH as soon as possible before being referred to the Mycobacterial Reference Laboratory for culture
Turnaround time
23 weeks
Synonym
Not applicable
Is it IS0 15189 accredited?
Yes