Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase (ESBL) Culture
| Abbrev Code: | ESBLCX | ||
| Order Code: | LAB8024 | Order Name: | ESBL Organism Culture |
| Methodology: | Culture | ||
| CPT Codes: | 87081 x1 | ||
| Turnaround Time: | Performed daily; results are reported within 5 days. | ||
| Associated Links: | IDDL Stool Collection Container Guidelines, IDDL (Microbiology/Virology) Collection Container Guidelines |
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Collection Instructions
| Specimen: | Feces |
| Optimal Volume: | 3 mL |
| Minimum\Peds Volume: | 0.5 mL |
| Container: | Plastic leakproof container, sterile |
| Collection Instructions: | Stool can be sent in a leakproof, sterile container, or transferred to Cary-Blair transport media (Para-Pak C&S). |
| Causes for Rejection: | Rectal swabs. Stools in preservative. |
Processing and Shipping
| Specimen Processing: | Store refrigerated. |
| Shipping Instructions: | Ship refrigerated. |
| Stability: | Unpreserved stool: 4 hours at room temperature; 7 days refrigerated.
Stool in Cary-Blair transport media: 24 hours at room temperature; 7 days refrigerated. |
| Test Performed at or Referral Lab | Infectious Diseases Diagnostic Laboratory (UMMC East Bank) |
Interpretive
| Reference Range: | No ESBL isolated |
| Use: | Culture is performed on stool specimens from patients at risk of harboring Enterobacterales that are non-susceptible to 3rd generation cephalosporins or ESBL-producing E. coli, K. pneumoniae and K. oxytoca, and is intended as an aid in the detection, identification of colonization and control of these bacteria in a healthcare setting. It is not intended to diagnose infection or to guide or monitor treatment for infections. |
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