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Genital Culture

Performing Laboratory

Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center

Specimen Requirements

Specimen Type: Specify source

Container/Tube: eSwab collection and transport System

 

Specimen Transport Temperature

Ambient

Reference Values

Normal: No apparent pathogen/normal flora

 

Negative/normal reports in 3 days

 

Crtical values: Shigella spp., Streptococcus agalactiae in OB patients, Listeria monocytogenes in OB patients

Day(s) Test Set Up

All

Test Classification and CPT Coding

87070

Special Instructions