LifeBridge Health - Department of Pathology Microbiology

Microbiology Laboratory

Microbiology Lab Manual

Table of Contents

Services / Hours / Contacts
Specimen Collection – General Considerations
Specimen Transport – Off Site Delivery
Specimen Collection – Specific Site Instruction
	Blood Culture - General
	Blood Culture – Only
	Blood Culture – With other blood tests
	Blood Culture – Fungus (Yeast)
	Blood Culture – AFB
	Blood Culture – Viral
	Central Nervous System (CNS)
	Gastrointestinal
	Gastric Aspirates
	Gastric Biopsies / Washings
	Sigmoidoscopy
	Fecal Specimens – Bacterial
	Fecal Specimens – C. difficile Toxin / Ova & Parasite
	Rectal Swabs
	Genital Tract – Female
	Genital Tract – Chlamydia (PCR)
	Genital Tract – Neisseria gonorrhea (GC) by (PCR)
	Genital Tract – Male
	Ocular Specimens
	Respiratory Specimens
	Sterile Body Fluid
	Subcutaneous Tissue & Skin
	Deep Wounds / Aspirates / Tissue
	Urine
	Table 1 – Transport systems for anaerobic specimens
	Table 2 – Transport systems for aerobic specimens
	Table 3 – Specimen transport guide
	Table 4 – Collection considerations for CNS specimens
	Table 5 – Collection considerations for GI specimens
	Table 6 – Collection considerations for genital tract specimens
	Table 7 – Collection considerations for ocular specimens
	Table 8 – Collection considerations for respiratory specimens
	Table 9 – Collection considerations for sterile body fluids
	Table 10 – Collection consideration for subcutaneous tissue & skin
	Table 11 – Collection considerations for deep wounds / aspirates
	Table 12 – Collection considerations for urine specimens