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General Lab

STAT
• The highest priority possible for a life threatening medical emergency.
• Request must be ordered by the attending physician.
• Results will be available less than 60 minutes from receipt of the specimen.
URGENT
• Requests are processed as soon as possible.
• Results will be available within 4 hours from receipt of the specimen.
ROUTINE
• Requests are processed in a timely manner.
• If not indicated as urgent, requests are processed as routine.
• Turnaround time varies with type of request and performing site.
STANDING ORDERS
• Requests for daily, weekly, or monthly testing are ordered over a specified time.
• Expire after 12 months from initial request.
• Physician’s office will be notified when standing order has expired.

Microbiology

Timeframes for receiving a report are as follows:

Routine C&S
• 24hr preliminary report on any culture that is growing a potential pathogen(s)
• 24hr for negative urine cultures
• 48hr after specimen is cultured for final report on most specimens

Special C&S Requests
• 5-10 days for final Anaerobe report

Blood Cultures
• 5 days for final NO GROWTH reports
• Immediate telephone notification of POSITIVE Blood Cultures is made as well as a written preliminary report

Chlamydia or GC (by DNA-amplification)
• HSA specific

Ova & Parasites
• HSA specific

Mycology (Fungal)
• Preliminary reports issued on all significant isolates
• 3 weeks for NEGATIVE report for dermatophyte examination (skin, hair, nails).Performed at Royal Inland Hospital
• 6 weeks for NEGATIVE report for systemic fungi (CSF, body fluids, etc)-performed at BCCDC
• 8 weeks or more for POSITIVE mycology identification

Mycobacteria (TB or Acid Fast Bacilli)
• Immediate telephone notification of POSITIVE smear
• SMEAR:1 week for NEGATIVE report
• 1 week preliminary report
• CULTURE:8 weeks minimum for NEGATIVE report
• Up to 8 weeks for identification and susceptibility on POSITIVE cultures

Pathology and Cytology

72 hours for routine testing