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MRSA Admit Screen
MessagePerforming Lab: Regions
Test Code
4721
Alias/See Also
Sunquest: MRSAA; Methicillin Resistant Staph aureus PCR
CPT Codes
87641
Preferred Specimen
Nasal Swab - red top dual swab
Other Acceptable Specimens
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)
Eye, Ear or Urogenital: Sterile CoPan eSwab (Green Cap)
Nasopharynx or any Pediatric Sample: Sterile CoPan eSwab (Blue Cap)
Transport Container
Swab
Transport Temperature
Ambient or Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Within 48 Hours
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Frozen
Methodology
PCR
Setup Schedule
Daily
Report Available
Same Day
Reference Range
Negative
Clinical Significance
Detection of Methicillin-resistant Staphlococcus aureus (MRSA)
