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Group B Strep Genital PCR

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CPT Codes
87150

Preferred Specimen


Patient Preparation
Current ASM guidelines indicates that testing should be conducted at 36 to 37 weeks gestation to identify carriers for whom treatment would most likely prevent disease.

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Performing Laboratory
Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health