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Administrative
Collect
ACCEPTABLE SPECIMENS INCLUDE: nasal specimen and/or rectal specimen
Write source on label
Write Source On Label
Specimen Preparation
Write the source (nares or rectal) on specimen label if collecting both.
Unacceptable Conditions
Specimens should not be refrigerated or frozen.
Storage/Transport Temperature
Site
Container Type
Transport conditions
Acceptance criteria
Philadelphia campus only
Swab (Red top or Green top)
Ambient
Acceptable
Refrigerated (2-8
o
C)
Unacceptable
Frozen (-20
o
C)
Unacceptable
Outpatient/Ambulatory/KOPH
Swab (Red top or Green top)
Ambient
Acceptable (up to 24 hours from collection)
Refrigerated (2-8
o
C)
Unacceptable
Frozen (-20
o
C)
Unacceptable
Volume Required
1 mini-tip swab or 1 double swab culture set
Minimum Required
1 mini-tip swab or 1 double swab culture set
Phlebotomy Draw
No
Performing Lab
Infectious Disease Diagnostics Laboratory
Performed
Daily
Methodology
Culture
Reported
Updated daily; final at 24 to 48 hours
LIS Mnemonic
MRSAS
Available STAT
No
CPT Codes
87071
Collection
Collect
ACCEPTABLE SPECIMENS INCLUDE: nasal specimen and/or rectal specimen
Write source on label
Write Source On Label
Specimen Preparation
Write the source (nares or rectal) on specimen label if collecting both.
Unacceptable Conditions
Specimens should not be refrigerated or frozen.
Storage/Transport Temperature
Site
Container Type
Transport conditions
Acceptance criteria
Philadelphia campus only
Swab (Red top or Green top)
Ambient
Acceptable
Refrigerated (2-8
o
C)
Unacceptable
Frozen (-20
o
C)
Unacceptable
Outpatient/Ambulatory/KOPH
Swab (Red top or Green top)
Ambient
Acceptable (up to 24 hours from collection)
Refrigerated (2-8
o
C)
Unacceptable
Frozen (-20
o
C)
Unacceptable
Volume Required
1 mini-tip swab or 1 double swab culture set
Minimum Required
1 mini-tip swab or 1 double swab culture set
Phlebotomy Draw
No
Ordering
Performing Lab
Infectious Disease Diagnostics Laboratory
Performed
Daily
Methodology
Culture
Reported
Updated daily; final at 24 to 48 hours
LIS Mnemonic
MRSAS
Available STAT
No
Result Interpretation
Administrative
CPT Codes
87071
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