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STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES, PCR
Test CodeLAB1237500
CPT Codes
87651
Preferred Specimen
Pharyngeal eSwab (Copan, flocked swab with 1mL liquid Amies transport, WVUM Central Supply Item# 65189, 50/pK)
Instructions
Swab the posterior pharynx, tonsils, and other inflammed areas. Avoid touching the tongue, cheeks, and teeth with the swab. Swab specimens should be immediately transferred to the ESwab transport tube, breaking the swab at the indicated score line.
Deliver to Microbiology lab immediately.
Deliver to Microbiology lab immediately.
Transport Temperature
Ambient
Specimen Stability
Ambient: 48 hours Refrigerated: 2-8°C, for 6 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Non-pharyngeal source,different swab type, specimen container not labeled properly, broken specimen container, collection ≥6 days prior toreceipt, frozen samples, transport devices not containing swab.
Methodology
Polymerase Chain Reactin (PCR) using Xpert GAS assay and the Cepheid GeneXpert System.
Setup Schedule
Sunday-Saturday
Reference Range
No Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A)
Detected
Detected
Performing Laboratory
West Virginia University Hospital, Inc.
Berkeley Medical Center Braxton County Memorial Fairmont Medical Center Garrett Regional Medical Center Jefferson Medical Center Potomac Valley Hospital Summersville Regional Medical Center St. Joseph’s Hospital United Hospital Center Wheeling Hospital