Aeromonas/Plesiomonas Culture




Test Mnemonic

AERPLE

CPT Codes

  • 87046 - QTY (1)

LOINC ®

30122-6, 82304-7

Aliases

  • Aeromonas Culture
  • Culture for Aeromonas and Plesiomonas
  • Plesiomonas Culture

Performing Laboratory

Cleveland Clinic Laboratories


Specimen Requirements

Volume Type Container Collect Temperature Transport Temperature Special Instructions
5 mLStoolOther RefrigeratedTo optimize recovery, transfer stool into Cary-Blair transport media (Oracle # 1124361) immediately after collection and prior to transport. Alternatively, stool may be transported in a sterile container if received within 2 h of collection.

Stability

Environmental Condition Description
Ambient2 hours
RefrigeratedPreserved (Cary-Blair Transport Media):72 hours; Unpreserved: 2 hours
FrozenUnacceptable

Days Performed

Sun - Sat

Turnaround Time

4 days

Methodology

Name Description
Culture 

Reference Range

Aeromonas/Plesiomonas Culture
Sex Age From Age To Type Range Range Unit
       Negative for Aeromonas and Plesiomonas 

Special Info

Transfer stool into Cary-Blair transport media (Oracle # 1124361) immediately after collection and prior to transport. Alternatively, stool may be transported in a sterile container if received within 2 h of collection. If culture is positive, identification will be performed at an additional charge. Identification CPT codes that may apply include: 87077, 87153. Antimicrobial susceptibilities are performed when indicated, and the following CPT codes may apply: 87181, 87184, 87186.

Clinical Info

Routine stool culture has been replaced with a molecular assay (STLPCR) detecting Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter jejuni/coli, & Shiga-toxin producing genes (submit stool in Cary-Blair or sterile container). Vibrio is screened for with a separate culture order (VIBCUL). Yersinia is screened for with a separate culture order (YERCUL). Requests for testing on patients who have been in the hospital >3 days will be rejected since there is a low likelihood of the enteric pathogens screened for in this test causing diarrhea in this population.