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Specimen Type
Whole Blood
Container
Blood Culture Bottle (Aerobic, Anaerobic, Pediatric)
Minimum Volume
| Bottle Type |
Minimum Fill Volume (mL) |
Maximum Fill Volume (mL) |
| Aerobic and Anaerobic | 4 | 10 |
| Pediatric | 0.1 | 4 |
| Patient Demographic | Patient Weight (kg) | Bottle Type per Culture Order (Set) | Optimum Fill Volume per Bottle (mL) |
| Adult* | N/A | Aerobic and Anaerobic | 10 |
| Child* | >55 | Aerobic and Anaerobic | 10 |
| 40.5 - 54.5 | Aerobic and Anaerobic | 7.5 | |
| 27.5 - 40.0 | Aerobic and Anaerobic | 5 | |
| Infant or Child | 13.5 - 27.5 | Pediatric | 2.5 |
| 8.5 - 13.4 | Pediatric | 1.5 | |
| <8.5 | Pediatric | 1 |
*If unable to collect at least 7 mL per bottle (except children weighing 27.5 - 40.0 kg) after exhausting assistance from the Vascular Access Team, innoculate only aerobic (green) bottle for each blood culture set. Minimum blood volume is 4 mL.
Stability
24 hours at 20-25°C
Expected Turn Around Time
Time to negative: 5 days
Transfer Instructions
Transport inocculated blood culture bottles to the lab ASAP at room temperature.
CPT
87040
Result Information
| Result Code | Result Name |
| Preliminary | Preliminary |
| Gram Stain | Gram Stain |
| Final | Final |
PCR:
| Result Code | Result Name |
| PCRENTCO | Enterococcus species PCR |
| PCRLISTE | Listeria monocytogenes PCR |
| PCRSTAPH | Staphylococcus species PCR |
| PCRSTAPA | Staphylococcus aureus PCR |
| PCRSTR | Streptococcus species PCR |
| PCRSTRAG | Streptococcus agalactiae PCR |
| PCRSTRPN | Streptococcus pneumoniae PCR |
| PCRSTRPY | Streptococcus pyogenes PCR |
| PCRMETRE | MecA- methicillin resistance PCR |
| PCRVANRE | VanA/B – vancomycin resistance PCR |
| PCRACIBA | Acinetobacter baumanii PCR |
| PCRENTBA | Enterobacteriaceae PCR |
| PCREBCLO | Enterobacter cloacae complex PCR |
| PCRECOLI | Escherichia coli PCR |
| PCRKLBOX | Klebsiella oxytoca PCR |
| PCRKLBPN | Klebsiella pneumoniae PCR |
| PCRPROT | Proteus species PCR |
| PCRSERMA | Serratia marcescens PCR |
| PCRHAMFL | Hameophilus influenzae PCR |
| PCRNEIME | Neisseria menignitidis PCR |
| PCRPSEAE | Pseudomonas aeruginosa PCR |
| PCRKPCCA |
KPC-carbapenem resistance PCR |
| PCRCANAL | Candida albicans PCR |
| PCRCANGL | Candida glabrata PCR |
| PCRCANKR | Candida krusei PCR |
| PCRCANPA | Candida parapsilosis PCR |
| PCRCANTR | Candida tropicalis PCR |
Special Instructions
Positive blood cultures will have PCR and organism ID performed and reported per laboratory policy.