Wounds and Tissues
| Specimen Type | Test | Requisition | Container | Notes |
| Aspirate | Mycobacteria (AFB) | MS 331 |
Sterile container Specimen Holding Temperature: 4°C |
Area: Bacteriology |
| Deep wound and aspirate | Anaerobic culture | MS 331 |
Sterile container Specimen Holding Temperature: Room Temperature |
Area: Bacteriology |
| Deep wound and aspirate | Culture and sensitivity (C&S) | MS 349 |
Copan Eswab Specimen Holding Temperature: 4°C |
Area: Bacteriology Refer Out: N/A Expected Time for Results: Gram stain: same day; Prelim: 24 hours; Final: 48 - 72 hours Notes: N/A |
| Deep wound and aspirate | Fungus culture | MS 331 |
Copan Eswab Specimen Holding Temperature: 4°C |
Area: Bacteriology Refer Out: N/A Expected Time for Results: Fungal stain: 24 hours, Final: 4 weeks Notes: N/A |
| Heart value (tissue/biopsy) | Mycoplasma | MS 331 |
Sterile container with sterile saline Specimen Holding Temperature: 4°C |
Area: Bacteriology Refer Out: Provincial Health Lab Expected Time for Results: 4 weeks Notes: N/A |
| Heart value (tissue/biopsy) | Mycoplasma (AFB) | MS 331 |
Sterile container with sterile saline Specimen Holding Temperature: 4°C |
Area: Bacteriology Refer Out: Provincial Health Lab Expected Time for Results: 4 weeks Notes: N/A |
| Heart value (tissue/biopsy) | Culture and sensitivity (C&S) | MS 349 |
Sterile container with sterile saline Specimen Holding Temperature: 4°C |
Area: Bacteriology Refer Out: N/A Expected Time for Results: Gram stain: same day; Prelim: 24 hours; Final: 48 - 72 hours Notes: N/A |
| Heart value (tissue/biopsy) | Fungus culture | MS 331 |
Sterile container with sterile saline Specimen Holding Temperature: 4°C |
Area: Bacteriology Refer Out: N/A Expected Time for Results: Fungal stain: 24 hours, Final: 4 weeks Notes: N/A |
| Heart valve (tissue/biopsy) | Legionella culture | MS 331 |
Sterile container with sterile saline Specimen Holding Temperature: 4°C |
Area: Bacteriology Refer Out: Provincial Health Lab Expected Time for Results: Prelim: 4 days; Final: 2 - 3 weeks Notes: N/A |
| Heart valve (tissue/biopsy) | Mycobacteria (AFB) | MS 331 |
Sterile container with sterile saline Specimen Holding Temperature: 4°C |
Area: Bacteriology Refer Out: Provincial Health Lab Expected Time for Results: Prelim: 1 week; Final: 4 - 8 weeks Notes: N/A |
| Heart valve (tissue/biopsy) | Virus culture and detection | MS 331 |
Sterile container with sterile saline Specimen Holding Temperature: 4°C |
Area: Virology Refer Out: N/A Expected Time for Results: 2 weeks Notes: N/A |
| Intravascular catheter tip | Culture and sensitivity (C&S) | MS 349 |
Sterile container Specimen Holding Temperature: 4°C |
Area: Bacteriology Refer Out: N/A Expected Time for Results: 48 - 72 hours Notes: N/A |
| Skin fluid / tissue juice | Slit skin smears | MS 331 |
Concave slides Specimen Holding Temperature: Room Temperature |
Area: Parasitology Refer Out: Provincial Health Lab. Expected Time for Results: 7 - 10 days Notes: Call Tropical Diseases Clinic |
| Skin snips | Skin snips | MS 331 |
Sterile container Specimen Holding Temperature: Room Temperature |
Area: Parasitology Refer Out: Provincial Health Lab. Expected Time for Results: 7 - 10 days Notes: N/A |
| Superficial wound swab and drainage | Culture and sensitivity (C&S) | MS 349 |
Copan Eswab and drainage in sterile container Specimen Holding Temperature: 4°C |
Area: Bacteriology Refer Out: N/A Expected Time for Results: Gram stain: same day; Prelim: 24 hours; Final: 48 - 72 hours Notes: N/A |
| Tissue and biopsy | Culture and sensitivity (C&S) | MS 349 |
Sterile container with sterile saline Specimen Holding Temperature: 4°C |
Area: Bacteriology Refer Out: N/A Expected Time for Results: Gram stain: same day; Prelim: 24 hours; Final: 48 - 72 hours Notes: N/A |
| Tissue and biopsy | Fungus culture | MS 331 |
Sterile container with sterile saline Specimen Holding Temperature: |
Area: Bacteriology Refer Out: N/A Expected Time for Results: Fungal stain: 24 hours, Final: 4 weeks Notes: N/A |
| Tissue and biopsy | Leishmania culture | MS 331 |
Culture tube Specimen Holding Temperature: Room Temperature |
Area: Parasitology Refer Out: Provincial Health Lab Expected Time for Results: 3 - 4 weeks Notes: N/A |
| Tissue and biopsy | Mycobacteria (AFB) | MS 331 |
Sterile container with sterile saline Specimen Holding Temperature: 4°C |
Area: Bacteriology Refer Out: Provincial Health Lab Expected Time for Results: Prelim: 1 week; Final: 4 - 8 weeks Notes: N/A |
| Tissue and biopsy | SARS Coronavirus RT-PCR | MS 331 |
Sterile container with sterile saline
Specimen Holding Temperature: 4°C |
Area: Virology Refer Out: N/A Expected Time for Results: 2 weeks Notes: N/A |
| Tissue and biopsy | Viral detection | MS 331 |
Sterile container with sterile saline Specimen Holding Temperature: 4°C |
Area: Bacteriology Refer Out: N/A Expected Time for Results: 24 hours - 1 week Notes: N/A |
