culture of body fluid

Specimen

• aseptically aspirated body fluid
• minimum volume:* 1 mL
• container:
  • sterile tube with tight-fitting cap
  • specimen may be left in syring if needle is removed & the syringe is capped before transport to the laboratory

* for some specimens (i.e. peritoneal lavage), increased volumes are helpful for isolating low numbers of bacteria

More general terms

• culture

More specific terms

• aerobic body fluid culture
• culture of amniotic fluid
• culture of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
• culture of genital fluid (vaginal, urethral, cervical, prostatic)
• culture of nares (nasal)
• culture of normally sterile site
• culture of peritoneal fluid
• culture of sputum
• culture of stool for enteric pathogens
• culture of synovial fluid
• culture of wound
• semen culture
• throat culture
• urine culture