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Culture, Rectal Swab for Staph and Strep
MessagePerforming Lab: Lakeview
Test Code
5001
Alias/See Also
Sunquest: CRSS
CPT Codes
87081
Preferred Specimen
Swab - Rectal
Minimum Volume
Swab
Instructions
Lakeview order only.
Transport Temperature
Room Temperature
Specimen Stability
Room Temperature: Within 48 hours
Refrigerated: Within 48 hours
Refrigerated: Within 48 hours
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Frozen
Methodology
Culture
Setup Schedule
Daily
Report Available
3 days
Reference Range
Negative for Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus
Clinical Significance
Isolate and identify Staph aureus and Streptococci.
