Test Details
Methodology
Culture and susceptibility
Result Turnaround Time
3 - 5 days
Turnaround time is defined as the usual number of days from the date of pickup of a specimen for testing to when the result is released to the ordering provider. In some cases, additional time should be allowed for additional confirmatory or additional reflex tests. Testing schedules may vary.
Use
Detect colonization of patients and staff in hospitals and nursing homes with vancomycin-resistant enterococci during an outbreak of nosocomial infection
Specimen Requirements
Limitations
This test should not be used to establish diagnosis in case of infection.
Specimen
Swab specimen of nares, axilla, torso, rectum, groin in bacterial transport; urine; stool
Volume
One swab from each site, urine culture transport filled to fill line, or fecal culture transport
Container
Bacterial swab transport, urine in urine culture transport, stool in fecal C&S transport vial
Storage Instructions
Maintain specimen at room temperature.
Causes for Rejection
Specimen received without proper identification; inappropriate specimen transport device; unlabeled specimen or name discrepancy between specimen and request label; specimen received after prolonged delay (usually more than 72 hours)
LOINC® Map
| Order Code | Order Code Name | Order Loinc | Result Code | Result Code Name | UofM | Result LOINC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 182360 | Vancomycin-Resist Enterococcus | 13316-5 | 182360 | Vancomycin-Resist Enterococcus | 13316-5 | |
| Order Code | 182360 | |||||
| Order Code Name | Vancomycin-Resist Enterococcus | |||||
| Order Loinc | 13316-5 | |||||
| Result Code | 182360 | |||||
| Result Code Name | Vancomycin-Resist Enterococcus | |||||
| UofM | ||||||
| Result LOINC | 13316-5 |
| Order Code | Order Name | Result Code | Result Name | UofM | Result LOINC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reflex 1 | 080506 | Result | 080525 | Result 1 | 13316-5 | |
| Reflex 1 | ||||||
| Order Code | 080506 | |||||
| Order Name | Result | |||||
| Result Code | 080525 | |||||
| Result Name | Result 1 | |||||
| UofM | ||||||
| Result LOINC | 13316-5 | |||||
| Order Code | Order Name | Result Code | Result Name | UofM | Result LOINC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reflex 1 | 080506 | Result | 080508 | Result 2 | 13316-5 | |
| Reflex 1 | ||||||
| Order Code | 080506 | |||||
| Order Name | Result | |||||
| Result Code | 080508 | |||||
| Result Name | Result 2 | |||||
| UofM | ||||||
| Result LOINC | 13316-5 | |||||
| Order Code | Order Name | Result Code | Result Name | UofM | Result LOINC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reflex 1 | 080506 | Result | 080509 | Result 3 | 13316-5 | |
| Reflex 1 | ||||||
| Order Code | 080506 | |||||
| Order Name | Result | |||||
| Result Code | 080509 | |||||
| Result Name | Result 3 | |||||
| UofM | ||||||
| Result LOINC | 13316-5 | |||||
| Order Code | Order Name | Result Code | Result Name | UofM | Result LOINC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reflex 1 | 080506 | Result | 080510 | Result 4 | 13316-5 | |
| Reflex 1 | ||||||
| Order Code | 080506 | |||||
| Order Name | Result | |||||
| Result Code | 080510 | |||||
| Result Name | Result 4 | |||||
| UofM | ||||||
| Result LOINC | 13316-5 | |||||
| Order Code | Order Name | Result Code | Result Name | UofM | Result LOINC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reflex 1 | 080506 | Result | 080511 | Antimicrobial Susceptibility | 23658-8 | |
| Reflex 1 | ||||||
| Order Code | 080506 | |||||
| Order Name | Result | |||||
| Result Code | 080511 | |||||
| Result Name | Antimicrobial Susceptibility | |||||
| UofM | ||||||
| Result LOINC | 23658-8 | |||||