Leptospira Culture
| CPT Code(s): | 87081; 87166 |
| Specimen Required: | Patient Preparation:CSF or blood should be collected within first week of illness; urine after the first week of illness. Blood is collected per blood culture procedure. Collect:Green (sodium heparin) or sodium oxalate. Also acceptable: Bactec aerobic resin bottle or other commercial blood culture bottles, CSF, or urine. Specimen Preparation:Blood: Transport 1 mL whole blood in heparin, sodium oxalate tube, or blood culture bottles. (Min: 1 mL)CSF: Transport 0.5 mL CSF in a sterile container. (Min: 0.1 mL)Urine: Dilute 1 mL urine 1:10 in 1 percent bovine serum albumin within one hour of collection. Transport 4 mL diluted urine in a sterile container. (Min: 0.1 mL) Storage/Transport Temperature:Room temperature. Stability:Blood culture bottles: Ambient: 48 hours; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: Unacceptable Other: Ambient 24 hours; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: Unacceptable |
| New York DOH Approval Status: | This test is New York DOH approved. |
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