AFB Culture

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• Specimen Type: FLUID, BONE MARROW, RESPIRATORY, STOOL, TISSUE, URINE, SWAB
• Frequency: Setup: Daily; analytic time up to 70 days
• Instructions: Fluid(1mL), Respiratory(3mL), Stool(5g), Tissue(10mm), Urine(20mL) in sterile container. Bone Marrow(lith heparin). Swab. Refrigerated.
• Text: Useful for detection and identification of Mycobacterium species, Nocardia species, and other aerobic actinomycetes. COMPONENTS: Z7850 SOURCE, AFB CULTURE: Z7851 MYCOBACTERIAL CULTURE.
• Methodology: BACTEC MGIT 960