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GC Culture
MessagePerforming Lab: Regions
Test Code
2859
Alias/See Also
Sunquest: GCCR; Neisseria gonorrhoeae culture
CPT Codes
87081
Preferred Specimen
eSwab:
Nose, Throat, Vagina, Rectum or Wound: Sterile CoPan eSwab (White Cap)
Eye, Ear or Urogenital: Sterile CoPan eSwab (Green Cap)
Nasopharynx or any Pediatric Sample: Sterile CoPan eSwab (Blue Cap)
Nose, Throat, Vagina, Rectum or Wound: Sterile CoPan eSwab (White Cap)
Eye, Ear or Urogenital: Sterile CoPan eSwab (Green Cap)
Nasopharynx or any Pediatric Sample: Sterile CoPan eSwab (Blue Cap)
Other Acceptable Specimens
Modified Thayer-Martin (MTM) plate inoculated at bedside
Transport Container
Swab
Transport Temperature
Room Temperature or Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Within 24 Hours
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Frozen
Methodology
Culture
Setup Schedule
Daily
Report Available
3 days
Reference Range
No Growth
Clinical Significance
Isolation of gonorrhea
