Antimicrobial Susceptibility - Fastidious Organism 

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Ordering Recommendation

Determine in vitro susceptibility to antimicrobial agents for fastidious bacterial organisms.

Mnemonic

MA FAST

Methodology

Broth Microdilution

Performed

Sun-Sat

Reported

2-4 days

New York DOH Approval Status

This test is New York DOH approved.

Specimen Required

Patient Preparation
Collect

Actively growing isolate in pure culture.

Specimen Preparation

Transport sealed container with pure culture on agar slant or in bacterial transport media.  Place each specimen in an individually sealed bag.

Storage/Transport Temperature

Room temperature. If culture is suspected of being a microorganism identified on the IATA list as an infectious substance affecting humans, submit specimen according to Infectious Substance, Category A, shipping guidelines.

Unacceptable Conditions

Mixed cultures or non-viable organisms.

Remarks

Isolate identification and specimen source required.

Stability

Ambient: 48 hours; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: Unacceptable

Reference Interval

Susceptible, intermediate, or resistant.

Interpretive Data

Susceptibility testing is performed by CLSI-approved broth microdilution method using custom made MIC panels.

Compliance Category

Depends on Specimen/Source/Method

Note

The following agents will be tested: Ampicillin, amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, azithromycin, ceftriaxone, cefuroxime, chloramphenicol, ciprofloxacin, erythromycin, gentamicin, imipenem, levofloxacin, meropenem, penicillin, tetracycline, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. Selective reporting by organism and source.

An additional processing fee will be billed for all organisms not submitted in pure culture, as indicated in the specimen requirements.

If species identification is not provided, identification will be performed at ARUP. Additional charges apply.

Hotline History

N/A

CPT Codes

87186

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Components

Component Test Code* Component Chart Name LOINC
0060345 Susceptibility, Fastidious Organism 29576-6
* Component test codes cannot be used to order tests. The information provided here is not sufficient for interface builds; for a complete test mix, please click the sidebar link to access the Interface Map.

Aliases

  • Actinobacillus
  • Aggregatibacter
  • C. coli
  • Campylobacter jejuni
  • cardiobacterium
  • Eikenella
  • H. influenzae
  • HACEK
  • Haemophilus
  • Haemophilus aphrophilus
  • Kingella
  • MIC
  • Moraxella
  • Moraxella catarrhalis
  • Pasterella
  • susceptibility
Antimicrobial Susceptibility - Fastidious Organism