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Test Code LAB4519 CULTURE, GC

Infectious

Specimen Type

Preferred Specimen: Eswab (Liquid Amies media)

Alternative Specimens: Sterile Container containing Drainage, Lesion, Seminal fluid or Swab

Male: Urethra is primary site of infection. N. gonorrhoeae can also be recovered from rectum, oropharynx, conjunctiva, and epididymis. 

Female: Endocervix is primary site of infection, however N. gonorrhoeae can also be recovered from urethra, rectum, oropharynx, conjunctiva, and bartholin's glands.

Turnaround Time

3 Days

Test Schedule

Daily

Specimen Processing

Place swab in Eswab transport media

Method

Organism Isolation

Reference Ranges

Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Negative
Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Positive

Synonyms

Culture, Neisseria Gonorrhoeae, GC Culture

Test Components

Source; Gram Stain; Culture, Neisseria gonorrhoeae; Culture, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Status.

CPT Codes

87081

Test Limitations

Specimen stabiltiy: Room temperature 24 hours: Refrigerated for 24 hours.
Yeast cells are inhibitory to N. gonorrhoeae