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Target Timing of reports

Gram stain

Stat – within one hour of receipt in lab

1. Stat Gram stains from sterile body sites are available on Shift III (overnight).

Routine – within 4 hours of receipt in lab

1. Routine Gram stains are not available on Shift III (overnight). They will be performed the next morning.

Organism identification

a. The organism will be identified within 24 hours of isolation of an organism unless it is an unusual or fastidious organism and/or requires further work-up to
confirm.

b. Antibiogram – The hospital-wide and unit-specific antibiograms can be found on the intranet.

1. intranet.nebraskamed.com/index.cfm – Departments – Infection Control/Healthcare Epidemiology – Unit-specific Antibiograms

Susceptibility results

a. The susceptibility results will be reported within 24-48 hours of isolation of an organism unless it is an unusual or fastidious organism and/or requires further work-up to confirm identification

b. See Appendix A for commonly used antibiotic abbreviations.