Collect
Submit a slant or at least 2.0 mL of a broth culture. Specify the type of media used.
Unacceptable Conditions
Mixed cultures or non-viable organisms.
Organisms submitted on a Petri dish.
Storage Transport Temp
Room temperature
Notes
MTB6 replaces test code 3f, effective February 1, 2013.
- Single drug MIC testing of MTB complex performed using liquid media.
- Drug(s) must be specified.
- There is an additional charge for purification/isolation of cultures containing a non-acid-fast contaminant, or more than one mycobacterial species.