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MRSA Screen by PCR

Performing Laboratory

Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center

Specimen Requirements

Specimen Type: Nasal swab

Container/ Tube: Red top Copan ransport System, see Culture Chart

Specimen Transport Temperature

Ambient

Reference Values

Normal: Negative for MRSA

 

Negative/ normal reports in 2 hours

Day(s) Test Set Up

All

Test Classification and CPT Coding

87641

Special Instructions