Culture (CSF)

Important Note

*This test is orderable in Cerner as CSF Culture or C CSF or Cerebrospinal Fluid Culture

Specimen must arrive within 15 minutes of collection.

Specimen Type: Spinal fluid
Container/Tube: Sterile vials
Specimen Volume:

Routine culture: 1-2 mL

Collection Instructions:

Collect specimen by lumbar puncture

15 minutes at Room Temp

No growth

Manual Microbiology Techniques

Culture and Gram stain. Gram stain performed STAT

Daily / 3 days/ Gram Stain Available STAT

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