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Test ID: CTBBL
Mycobacterial Culture, Blood

Secondary ID A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011

82443

Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful

Diagnosing mycobacteremia

Special Instructions and Forms Describes specimen collection and preparation information, test algorithms, and other information pertinent to test. Also includes pertinent information and consent forms to be used when requesting a particular test

• Possible Add-on Tests for Microbiology Testing Performed at Mayo Medical Laboratories 

Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test

Continuously Monitored Automated Broth Culture Instrument with Conventional Methods for Identification of Mycobacteria

Reporting Name A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name

Mycobacterial Culture, B

Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching

Acid-Fast Bacilli (AFB)
AFB (Acid-Fast Bacilli)
Bacillus, Acid-Fast
Culture, TB (Tuberculosis)
MTB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis)
Mycobacteria Culture
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB)
TB (Tuberculosis)
TB (Tuberculosis) Culture
Tubercle Bacilli: Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB)
82443-CTBBL