Test Name
URINE CULTURE & SENSITIVITY (AEROBIC)
Aliases
URINE C&S
Abbreviations
URINE C/S
Test Classification
INDIVIDUAL
Department
MICROBIOLOGY
Sub Department
BACTERIOLOGY
TAT Category
ELAPSED (CONTINUOUS) TIME
Estimated TAT
72
TAT Units
HOURS
Clinical Utility
Evaluating for urinary tract infection (UTI) - cystitis, pyelonephritis, asymptomatic bacteriuria etc.
Test Requirements
FROZEN, DOUBLE CENTRIFUGED 2mL CITRATED PLASMA required. Collect whole blood in citrate tube(s) i.e. light blue cap vacutainer filled up to the mark, centrifuge, separate plasma, centrifuge plasma, separate & FREEZE supernatant.
For instructions/ further guidance on how to prepare platelet poor plasma, please visit this Youtube Video
SHIPPING/ TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS
Shipping Temperature: Frozen
ANALYTE STABILITY
Room Temperature: N/A │ Frozen: 3 months at -20°C
SHIPPING/ TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS
Shipping Temperature: Frozen
ANALYTE STABILITY
Room Temperature: N/A │ Frozen: 3 months at -20°C
Last Review
26th Feb 2026