| Specimen Container |
Sterile container Myco-F-Lytic vial (To
be obtained from DPLM Reception) |
| Specimen Requirement |
Sterile container:
Sputum, bronchoalveolar lavage, CSF, body fluids, gastric lavage, tissue, urine,
pus, etc Blood and Bone Marrow:
Inoculate 5 mL directly into Myco-F-Lytic vial. |
| Specimen Storage/Transport |
Collect three sputum specimens for acid-fast smears and culture in patients with
clinical and chest x-ray findings compatible with tuberculosis.
These three samples should be collected at 8-24 hour intervals and should include at least one first morning specimen. Specimens must be delivered to the laboratory promptly. Specimens that cannot be processed within one hour of the time of collection will be refrigerated during transport to and storage in the laboratory prior to processing. This will decrease overgrowth with contaminating organisms likely to be present. |
| Orderable as Urgent? | No |
| Turn Around Time |
Receipt of specimen to
detection of growth (average: 21 days). Affected by type of organism, specimen
received and prior antibiotic treatment. Detection of growth to
final identification (range of 2 days to 4 weeks, average 5-7 days for MTBC).
Affected by slow growing mycobacteria, mixed cultures requiring additional
processing and repeat cultures. Negatives: 8 week; 6
weeks for Myco-F lytic samples |
| Reference Value(s) |
-
|
| Testing Laboratory Location | SGH |
| Laboratory | Central Tuberculosis Laboratory |
| Contact Number | 6394 1352 |
| Day and Time Performed |
Mon - Fri: 0800 hrs to 1700 hrs
Sat: 0800 hrs - 1230 hrs |
| Orderable on CPOE? | Yes |
| Downtime Form |
Change History Notes
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07 Feb 2023 12:00 AM
Updated Laboratory.
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02 Aug 2021 12:00 AM
Updated Specimen Container, Specimen Requirement, Specimen Storage / Transport, TAT.
Last Updated - 05 Apr 2025
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