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