Culture is for R/O MRSA only. Susceptibility testing will not be done. Order R/O Staph aureus Bacterial Culture only without Gram [STAPHC] if susceptibilities are required.
Code | Name |
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SDES | Specimen Description |
SREQ | Special Requests |
CULT | Culture |
RPT | Report Status |
Collect specimen as usual for site.
Preferred transport type: Eswab Transport System
Unacceptable: Universal Transport Medium (UTM), specimens received >2 days after collection, specimens received in expired swabs/transport media, specimens not received in transport media (dry), frozen specimens.
Stability
Ambient: 2 days; Refrigerated: 2 days; Frozen: Unacceptable
Culture set up on chromogenic agar
UW-MT |
Microbiology
206-520-4600 Clinical Lab, Room # NW177, |
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UW-MT Microbiology performs testing for UW-MT, HMC and UW-NW.