Beta Strep Gp A Culture (LABCORP)

99901000225

LAB236: Beta Strep Screen | LABCORP EAP: 008169

LABCORP LAB: BLUE SWAB (Room Temperature) Min Vol: 1

LABCORP LAB: PURPLE SWAB: (Room Temperature) Min Vol: 1

Test Includes: Cell culture by ELVIS® method; identification and typing of herpes simplex virus. CPT coding for microbiology and virology procedures often cannot be determined before the culture is performed. Requests with only a written order and no test number indicated will be processed according to Default Testing for Virology. Special Instructions: Submit one specimen per test requested. Specify the exact specimen source/origin (eg, genital lesion). Indicate a specific test number on the request form. Check expiration date of transport; do not use expired devices. Specimen: Vesicular fluid, ulcerated lesions, pharyngeal and throat swabs, urine, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), autopsy and biopsy material, eye exudates, vaginal swabs Volume: Swab in viral transport media, 1 mL fluid, 0.5 g tissue in transport medium Container: Viral, Chlamydia, or Mycoplasma culture transport provided by LabCorp, or other appropriate transport medium; body fluids and tissue samples may be submitted in viral transport media or in a sterile leakproof container. Collection: Specimen is best collected within the first three days after appearance of lesion but no more than seven days. After collection, remove cap from the transport media tube and insert swab aseptically into transport tube and break swab shaft. Replace cap so that swab will not interfere with closure and allow tube to leak. Label tube with patient identification and transport to the laboratory at 4°C. Storage Instructions: Specimen should be kept at 4°C (refrigeration) and transported to the laboratory within 24 hours of collection.

LABCORP LAB
STAT: 5760 min
Routine: 5760 min
Extended TAT: No TAT min
Timed: 5760 min
Life or Death: 5760 min