Test Directory
Bone Marrow for TB
Containers - Adult
TB Blood Culture Bottle
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Volume Range
1-5 ml |
Containers - Child
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TB Blood Culture Bottle
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Volume Range
1-5 ml |
Laboratory Site
Old Dalkeith Road
Edinburgh
EH16 4SA
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
Little France Crescent
Edinburgh EH16 4SA
Transport arrangements
Transport as soon as is practicable.
Sample storage arrangements
If delay in transporting, store at room temperature.
Special instructions for collection
Useful: in patients with pyrexia of unknown origin, or where tuberculous bone marrow infection is suspected.
Please collect a single TB blood culture bottle with a maximum of 5mls of aspirate. Do not put in pneumatic tube system (glass bottles); must be hand delivered to lab.
How to request
Via Trak ("Mycobacteria TB Ix - Misc incl. Blood" then specify 'Misc' and detail bone marrow in clinical details.
Availability
Contact Scottish Mycobacterial Laboratory for availability. Telephone: 0131 242 6022/3 (Lab) 0131 242 6016 (Office).
Anticipated turnaround
Microscopy: 1 day. Culture: 4 - 6 weeks.
What happens if the result is positive or abnormal
Telephoned by microbiologist.
General additional information
For further information, please see Scottish Mycobacteria Reference Laboratory