AFB Smear and Culture with Reflex
42 days
MGIT™ 960 mycobacterial detection system,Rapid MGIT TBc Identification
Accredited NRL Laboratory
Monday to Friday
Combines an immediate microscopic smear for AFB with a culture. If mycobacteria grow in culture, the lab automatically performs identification of the organism. This approach provides a quick clue (smear) and definitive confirmation (culture + species identification) of mycobacterial infection
Any clinical material The following are examples: • First morning sputum (not saliva) fasting gastric aspirate induced sputum tissue biopsy bronchial aspirate (washings/lavage)CSF and body fluid (e.g. gastric aspirate/lavage pleural pericardial chronic peritoneal dialysate) Pool
5 mL sputum or respiratory aspirate, 2 cm tissue, 5 mL CSF, 50 mL body fluid (eg, gastric aspirate/lavage, pleural, pericardial, chronic peritoneal dialysate), biopsy of skin
Sterile container
No special preparation is required for this test. You may eat, drink, and take your medications as normal, unless instructed otherwise by your healthcare provider.
This test does not require any special collection or pre-analytical handling. Follow routine specimen collection protocols.
| Temperature | Period |
|---|---|
| Refrigerated | 3 days |