Bordetella Culture !!! NOTE: The contents are valid only for: 06/05/2025 !!!
| WSLH Department: | CDD - Communicable Disease Division |
| WSLH Test Code: | MP00623 |
| Day(s) Performed: | Daily, Monday - Saturday |
| Turn-around Time: | 4-10 days |
| Recommended Uses: | Detection of upper respiratory tract infections due to Bordetella species. |
| Pre-approval: | N |
| Contraindications: | Diagnosis of lower respiratory infections; patients who have completed antimicrobial therapy within one week of specimen collection |
| Additional Tests Performed: |
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| Preparation for Collection: | |
| Specimen Requirements: | Nasopharyngeal swabs or aspirates in media appropriate for the culture of Bordetella species |
| Collection Instructions: | |
| Collection Kit/Container: |
Pertussis (a.k.a Whooping Cough, Bordetella)
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| Requisition Form: |
CDD Requisition Form A
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| Required Information: | Laboratory regulations require the following minimum information to be provided on the requisition form for a specimen to be accepted for testing: Patient name or unique identifier; date and time of collection, patient date of birth and sex, specimen type/site of collection, test request(s), clinician name and UPIN, and address for reporting results. Please be certain that name/identifier on the form matches that on the specimen label. |
| Rejection Criteria: | Dry swabs and swabs in viral transport are unacceptable for Bordetella culture. Avoid temperature extremes. |
| Specimen Handling: | Transport to the laboratory as soon as possible with a cool pack. Any delay will decrease our ability to culture the organism because of die-off of the Bordetella during transport. |
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| Specimen Receiving Hours: | Monday-Friday 7:45 AM - 4:30 PM, Saturday 7:45 AM - 12:00 PM |
| Results Include: | Negative for Bordetella species; Culture shows Bordetella (species) |
| Limitations: | Only Bordetella species of clinical significance will be identified. A negative result does not rule out infection with Bordetella species. Overgrowth by normal patient flora may inhibit growth of Bordetella species. |
| Additional Tests Recommended: | Bordetella pertussis/parapertussis PCR (Test Code MP00311) |
| Additional Comments: | Bordetella holmseii will not be recovered with the culture methods employed. Bordetella PCR is the optimal test for the detection of Bordetella pertussis/parapertussis infection. |
| Methodology: | Bacterial culture |
| Includes: | Culture for all Bordetella species of clinical significance |
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| CPT Code: | 87081 |
| Price: | $92.00 Price Effective 1/1/25 |
| Fee Exempt Eligible: | N |
| Billing and Revenue Office: | 1-800-862-1065 arbill@slh.wisc.edu |