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Infectious
Specimen Type
Eswab (Liquid Amies) preferred
Collection Instructions
Male: Collect urethral discharge or anterior urethral scraping.
Female: Cervical swab is preferred to urethral or vaginal swab.
Turnaround Time
3 Days
Test Schedule
Daily
Method
Organism Isolation
Culture
Reference Ranges
Gram stain results
No growth
Growth, ID and potential MIC
Synonyms
Genital Culture
Test Components
Source; Gram Stain; Culture, Genital.
CPT Codes
87070
Stability
Room Temp: 48 hours
*To recover Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the specimen needs to be processed prior to 24 hours.
Test Limitations
If testing for single pathogen only, such as Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Group B Streptococcus, or yeast, order as individual test.