Expanded Throat Culture
General Information
- Lab Name
- Expanded Throat Culture
- Lab Code
- URSC
- Epic Name
- Expanded Throat Culture
- Description
Culture includes testing for beta-hemolytic Streptococcus groups A, C, G, Arcanobacterium haemolyticum, and Fusobacterium necrophorum.
Order Beta Strep Throat 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 Yeast Culture with Direct Exam [YSTF] if rule out yeast is required.
Order R/O MRSA Bacterial Culture only without Gram [MRSAC] if rule out MRSA is required.
- Synonyms
- Arcanobacterium haemolyticum, Beta-hemolytic strep, Fusobacterium necrophorum, Lemierre Syndrome, Pharyngitis, Pharynx, Strep, Streptococcus, Tonsil, Tonsillitis
- Components
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Code Name SDES Specimen Description SREQ Special Requests CULT Culture RPT Report Status
Interpretation
- Method
Culture
- Reference Range
- See individual components
Ordering & Collection
- Specimen Type
- Throat, Pharynx, Tonsil
- Collection
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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 in expired swabs/transport media, specimens not received in transport media (dry), frozen specimens. Specimens received >1 day after collection should be recollected.
- Handling Instructions
Stability
Ambient: 1 day; Refrigerated: 1 day; Frozen: Unacceptable- Quantity
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Requested: ESwab
Minimum: ESwab
Processing
- Receiving Instructions
- Misc Sendout
Performance
- Lab Department
- Microbiology(MC)
- Frequency
- Processed upon receipt
- Available STAT?
- No
- Performing Location(s)
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HMC Microbiology
206-744-5858325 9th Ave, Rm # GWH-47, Seattle, WA 98104-2420
UW-MT Microbiology
206-520-4600Clinical 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.
Billing & Coding
- CPT Codes
- 87070
- LOINC
- 32355-0
- Interfaced Order Code
- UOW4990