Upper Respiratory Culture and Sensitivity without Direct Exam

General Information

Lab Name

Upper Respiratory C/S

Lab Code

URSC

Epic Ordering

Culture Upper Respiratory, Bact w/ Stain

Description

Culture includes testing for beta strep groups A, C, G and Arcanobacterium.

Order R/O Beta Strep Culture [BSC] if only rule out strep groups A, C and G is required.

Order R/O Gonorrhoeae without Gram [GCC] if rule out Neisseria gonorrhoeae is required.

Order R/O C. diphtheriae C/S, Throat [URSDPC] if rule out Corynebacterium diphtheriae is required.

Synonyms

Components

Specimen Type: Throat, Pharynx, Mouth, Tonsil, Nasal, Nares
Collection: Collect from posterior pharynx, tonsils, or any inflamed or ulcerated areas.

Preferred transport media: ESwab.

Acceptable: Amies gel swab.

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.
Handling Instructions: Stability
Ambient: 2 days; Refrigerated: 2 days; Frozen: Unacceptable
Quantity: requested: ESwab
minimum: ESwab

LIS Dept Code

Microbiology (MC)

Performing Location(s)

HMC	Microbiology 206-744-5858 325 9th Ave, Rm # GWH-47, Seattle, WA 98104-2420
UW-MT	Microbiology 206-520-4600 Clinical Lab, Room # NW177, University of Washington Medical Center, 1959 NE Pacific street, Seattle, WA 98195

Other Locations/Notes

UW-MT Microbiology performs testing for UW-MT and UW-NW.

Frequency

Processed upon receipt

Available STAT?