Peritoneal dialysis fluid
Sterile universal pot
Set of 2 blood culture bottles
• Using needle and syringe, aspirate fluid from PD bag after sterilising port of bag with Steret
• Transfer 10-20ml into sterile universal
• Inoculate 8ml into each blood culture bottle. Stand the bottle on a firm surface for this. Do not hold the bottle with you other hand because of the risk of inoculation injuries
Detection of infection in peritoneal dialysis fluid
Tested at RD&E
2 – 5 days
Please contact the laboratory if you wish to discuss urgent processing of specimens.
Specimen Labelling Procedure