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Cervical/Vaginal Culture

Performing Laboratory

Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center

Specimen Requirements

Specimen Type: Cervical/vaginal culture
Container/Tube: Starswab II Bact Culture Collection and Transport System, see Culture Chart

Specimen Transport Temperature

Ambient

Reference Values

Normal: No pathogens isolated/ normal vaginal flora

 

Negative/normal reports in 3 days

 

Critical 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