CPS - Test Directory

CPS TEST DIRECTORY - Reviewed 30 January 2006

Histology & Cytology

Clinical Pathology

Microbiology

Profile Parameters

Microbiology
*TT = Turnaround time. This is the time from when the specimen is received in the lab, till the time the results are available.

Regarding clinical information it is understood that all relevant clinical information would be forwarded on the request forms, and the section below only refers to other mandatory information that if not found will effect turn-around times.

Note: This test directory list is non-exhaustive and if you require any test not listed below, please contact CPS laboratory directly - +971 4 3406766

Microbiology	Performed	*TT	Specimen	Minimal Clinical Information
3RD Trimester Grp.B.Strep., culture screen	Daily	72 hrs	vaginal swab	Last menstrual period
Biopsy Culture and Sensitivity	Daily	72 hrs	Fresh Tissue in normal saline	biopsy site
Blood Culture Anaerobic / Aerobic	Daily	7 days	Aerobic/anaerobic bloodculture bottles	Record patient temperature
Body Fluid Culture and Sensitivity	Daily	72 hrs	Fluid	Site taken
Bone Marrow Culture	Daily	72 hrs	Aerobic/anaerobic bloodculture bottles
Bronchial Alveolar lavage, culture	Daily	72 hrs	Bronchial Aspirate
Bronchial Wash-out/Trap, culture	Daily	72 hrs	Bronchial Aspirate
Catheter tip, Culture and Sensitivity	Daily	72 hrs	Catheter tip	Specify catheter source
CSF Culture and Sensitivity	Daily	72 hrs	Fluid
Deep cough sputum	Daily	72 hrs	Sputum	Clinical impression
Deep Wound swab	Daily	72 hrs	Swab or in syringe	Specify Source
Ear swab culture	Daily	72 hrs	Swab	Specify Left or Right ear
Endotrachial Aspiration culture	Daily	72 hrs	Endotrachial Aspirate
Eye swab culture	Daily	72 hrs	Swab	Specify Left or Right eye
Fungal culture	Daily	30 days	Swab,tissue (Requested sample)
Genital swab culture	Daily	72 hrs	Swab	Specify site taken
Gram Stain	Daily	Same day	Requested sample
KOH Wet mount, fungal	Daily	Same day	swab
Legionella Ag	Daily	72 hrs	Urine
Mouth swab culture	Daily	72 hrs	swab
MRSA, culture screen	Daily	48 hrs	swab	Specified Source
MTB culture	Daily	8 weeks	Requested sample
Nose swab culture	Daily	72 hrs	swab	Specify Left or Right
Occult Blood, stool	Daily	Same day	Random Stool	Record: special diet follow
Parasitology (Ova & Parasite),	Daily	Same day	Fresh stool sample
Pericardial fluid	Daily	72 hrs	Fluid
Pleural fluid	Daily	72 hrs	Fluid
Rota virus	Daily	Same day	Fresh stool sample
Sputum microscopic, culture & sensitivity	Daily	72 hrs	Sputum
Stool wet prep, culture & sensitivity	Daily	Same day	Fresh stool sample
Superficial Wound swab culture	Daily	72 hrs	Swab	Specify Source
Synovial fluid culture	Daily	72 hrs	Fluid	Specify site
Throat swab culture	Daily	72 hrs	Swab
T-Spot.TB test	Sat - Wed	48 hrs	4ml/8ml special tube	Call CPS to make a booking one day prior
Tuberculosis (AFB) culture (includes smear)	Daily	8 weeks	Requested sample	Specify Source
Tuberculosis (AFB) smear only (Ziehl Neelsen stain)	Daily	Same day	Requested sample	Specify Source
Urinalysis, routine & microscopic	Daily	Same day	Requested sample	Specify Antibiotics medication Midstream sample
Urine Culture & Sensitivity	Daily	72 hrs	Requested sample	Specify Antibiotics medication Midstream sample
Vaginal Culture & Sensitivity	Daily	72 hrs	Swab
VRE, culture screen	Daily	72 hrs	Rectal swab