Culture
Ascites
> 20 mL use blood culture set
< 20 mL:
Bacterial/fungal - anaerobic tissue medium (ATM)
AFB - sterile container ON ICE
Gram stain - sterile container or sterile syringe
Blood culture set
ATM
Sterile container
Urine
Preferred: Gray top vacutainer (4 mL minimum)
Alternative: urine specimen cup ON ICE
Gray top
Urine specimen cup
Other body fluid
Bacterial/fungal - anaerobic tissue medium (ATM)
AFB - sterile container or sterile syringe ON ICE
Gram stain - sterile container or sterile syringe
ATM
Sterile container
Sterile syringe
Additional Resources
Accessioning Room (pathology): 916-734-2562
Bone Marrow Tech: 916-734-3548
Immunology (flow cytometry): 916-731-3839
Micro Lab (cultures): 916-731-3832
Pathology/Cytology (surgical pathology, FNA): 916-734-3031
UC Davis Health Laboratory Test Directory
Compiled by Esther Muriithi, RN