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Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Throat
Container/Tube: Culturette Swab
Specimen Volume: Entire specimen
Collection Instructions: Depress the tongue with a tongue depressor.
Sample the posterior pharynx, tonsils, and inflamed areas with a sterile swab.
Stability
24 hours Room Temp
Reference Range
Normal: No detection of Group A Strep
Instrumentation
Manual Microbiology Techniques
Methodology
Culture
Test Schedule/Analytical Time/ Test Priority
Daily / 3 days / Not available STAT
CPT (s)
87081