Body Fluid Culture

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Contents 1 More Specific Terms 2 Specimen 3 More General Terms 4 References

More Specific Terms

• aerobic body fluid culture

Specimen

• aseptically aspirated body fluid
• minimum volume:* 1 mL
• container:

• sterile tube with tight-fitting cap
• specimen may be left in syring if needle is removed & the syringe is capped before transport to the laboratory
  

• * for some specimens (i.e. peritoneal lavage), increased volumes are helpful for isolating low numbers of bacteria

More General Terms

• culture

References

Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed. Isselbacher et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1994, pg 491

culture of body fluid