AFB (ACID FAST BACILLI) CULTURE
Components
Specimen Required
Alternate Specimen
Methodology
Stability
Reference Range
Performed
| Includes Direct Smear |
Specimen Required
| 2.0-3.0 mL of sputum in sterile screw capped container. First a.m. specimen preferable. More than one specimen per day is not indicated. |
Alternate Specimen
| Blood (10 mL SPS yellow top tube), room temperature. | |||
| Bronchial wash, urine (clean catch midstream or catheter collection) | |||
| Body fluid or Tissue specimens; CSF |
Methodology
| Culture |
Stability
| Refrigerated: 72 hours |
Reference Range
| Negative |
Performed
| Sunday-Friday |
| Up to 8 weeks | |||||
| AFC 60-00050 | |||||
| |||||