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Staph aureus Screen by PCR
Test Code1236212505
Alias/See Also
SASCREEN
CPT Codes
8764087641
Includes
SASCREEN MRSA
Staph aureus by PCR
Staph aureus by PCR
Preferred Specimen
Specimen collected with a MRSA COPAN double swab
Instructions
1. Insert dry swabs 1-2 cm into the nostril.
2. Rotate the swab against the inside of the nostril for 3 seconds.
3. Using the same swabs, repeat for the second nostril.
4. Label sample noting site of nares/MRSA screen.
2. Rotate the swab against the inside of the nostril for 3 seconds.
3. Using the same swabs, repeat for the second nostril.
4. Label sample noting site of nares/MRSA screen.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Refrigerated: 5 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Sources other than nasal
Swabs other than COPAN
Non-PAS patient protocol
Improper specimen collection, storage, and transport
Swabs other than COPAN
Non-PAS patient protocol
Improper specimen collection, storage, and transport
Reference Range
Negative
Performing Laboratory
Guthrie Clinic Lab
Corning Hospital Lab
