NuSwab BV, Ct/GC/Tv (LABCORP)

Test Code
1231100824


Alias/See Also
LAB7678: Sureswab Vaginosis CTNG | LABCORP EAP: 382243


CPT Codes
87491x1, 87591x1, 87661x1, 87798x3

Preferred Specimen
LABCORP LAB: APTIMA SWAB COLLECTION KIT (Room Temperature) Min Vol: N/A


Transport Temperature
Specimen Type: Blood, cerebrospinal fluid, dermal, ocular, genital, mucosal, oral, rectal, respiratory, stool, tissue, urine, or biopsy Viruses Typically Isolated From Clinical Specimens ----------------------------------------------------- |Specimen |Virus1 | --------- Container: A swab transport inoculated with the isolate from a pure culture or agar slant in screw-cap container packed as an etiologic agent. Maintain a subculture at the submitting laboratory. Storage: Maintain specimen at room temperature. Special Instructions: Label sample. Include any special identification instructions. NOTE: Identification of atypical organisms may require a higher charge (see Reference Bacterial Culture Identification [008458]). Specimen Collection: Bacterium derived from cultured clinical sample. Send pure culture on maintenance media. Maintain subculture at submitting laboratory. Method: Standard identification only Stability Room Temp: Not Available Refrigerated: Not Available Frozen: Not Available


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



Last Updated: March 6, 2023


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