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Osteomyelitis is an infection of the bone acquired hematogenously or by contiguous site infection.
Tests generally appear in the order most useful for common clinical situations
| Test name: CBC with Platelet Count & Automated Differential |
| ARUP #: 0040003 |
| Methodology: Automated Cell Count with Flow Cell Differential |
| Use: Initial testing for infection |
| Test name: Blood Culture |
| ARUP #: 0060102 |
| Methodology: Continuous Monitoring Blood Culture/Identification |
| Use: Evaluate presence of infection |
| Limitations: Testing is limited to the University of Utah Health Sciences Center only |
| Test name: Sedimentation Rate, Westergren (ESR) |
| ARUP #: 0040325 |
| Methodology: Westergren |
| Use: Evaluate presence of infection; frequently elevated but not diagnostic |
| Test name: C-Reactive Protein |
| ARUP #: 0050180 |
| Methodology: Quantitative Immunoturbidimetric |
| Use: Evaluate presence of infection; frequently elevated but not diagnostic |
| Test name: Bone Culture |
| ARUP #: 0060103 |
| Methodology: Standard reference procedures for aerobic bacterial culture and identification |
| Use: Evaluate presence of infection |
| Test name: Bartonella DNA Detection by PCR |
| ARUP #: 0093057 |
| Methodology: Qualitative Polymerase Chain Reaction |
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