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| Organization: | Alberta Precision Laboratories | ||
| Message Alert: | PLEASE NOTE: This Test Directory is in an interim state and due to changes pertaining to the DynaLIFE transition, performing site for routing has not been updated. Please refer to Laboratory Information System for appropriate routing. | ||
| Test Name/Synonym: | Urinary Tract Infections (Edmonton Site Only) | ||
| Test Includes: | Culture | ||
| Specimen Collection Requirements: | Urine inoculated into BD Vacutainer® Urine C&S Preservative Plus Plastic Tube (Grey Top). Collect midstream urine in BD Vacutainer® Urine Collection Cup and replace blue lid tightly onto cup. Peel back protective sticker on blue lid to expose rubber covered cannula. Push C&S Preservative Plus Plastic Tube (Grey Top) onto the cannula. Remove tube after it has filled (approximately 3mL draw) and invert 10 times to mix well. Place protective sticker back over the transfer port, and dispose of urine cup and lid appropriately. Label the filled Vacutainer® tube with patient name, ID number (ULI, PHN), date and time of collection. Initial requisition. If insufficient volume (less than 10 mL in the blue cup) of urine is collected, phone the Laboratory at 780-407-7121 for instructions. Inoculate urine direct from Foley Catheter using Luer-Lok™ Access Device into BD Vacutainer® Urine C&S Preservative Plus Plastic Tube (Grey Top). | ||
| Processing: | Transport Vacutainer® tube and requisition to the laboratory as soon as possible (up to 48 hours after collection). | ||
| Testing Area: | Bacteriology | ||
| Performing Site: | DynaLIFE Medical Labs - Information provided on this page is based on testing formerly done at Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (Edmonton) and may no longer be accurate. Please contact DynaLIFE Medical Labs with any questions. | ||
| Last Updated On: | Monday, December 5, 2022 | ||
