CULTURE, GENITAL w/reflex SUSCEPTIBILITY | |
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Test Code: 287 | Specimen Collection: Swab |
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Collection Notes: The specimen source is required. Indicate the exact site where the specimen was obtained. Avoid collecting specimens from sites with large number of normal flora; acceptable specimens include cervical, penis, urethral, vaginal, vulva. Collect specimen using the swab from a culturette transport tube. Place the specimen in a sterile, leak proof container. Submit the labeled culturette/sterile container to the laboratory. Susceptibility testing will be performed at an additional charge. | |
Clinical Utility: This culture serves to isolate and identify pathogens responsible for genital related infections; for example, group B Streptococcus, N. gonorrhoeae, Gardnerella, and budding yeast. | |
CPT Code: 87070 | Testing Location: AML |
SPECIMEN/STABILITY TYPETemperature:Sterile Container/Tube (1 mL) Ambient 48 Hours Refrigerated 48 Hours Bactiswab Ambient 48 Hours |