• Specify source
• If organism requires CO2, transport in CO2 bag.

If organism requires anaerobic conditions order Referral isolate ID only (890) or Referral isolate ID/ susceptibility anaerobe (889)

For reading and workup of non-urine positive primary culture plates, order Referral-positive non-urine culture workup (12473).

Agar plate/tube

Ambient

• Improper label (unlabeled or mislabeled)
• Time delay between time of collection and receipt of specimen
• Improper transport container
• Improper transport temperature
• Inappropriate specimen type
• Leaking container
• Mixed culture received
  • Organism must be in pure culture

Organism dependent

N/A