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Test Code LAB4532 CULTURE, VRE SCREEN

Infectious

Specimen Type

Eswab Transport System

Turnaround Time

2 Days

Test Schedule

Daily

Sample Stability

Room Temp: 2 days
Refrigerated: 2 days

Method

Organism Isolation

Reference Ranges

Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus: Negative

Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus: Positive

Synonyms

VRE Screen; Culture, VRE Screen, Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci

Test Components

Source; Culture, Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus; Culture, Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus, Status.

CPT Codes

87070

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