4041 MRSA Screen - Interpath Laboratory, Inc.

4041 MRSA Screen

Specimen:

Collect:

Culturette-Aerobic

Submit:

Culturette-Aerobic. Submit Ambient.

Special Handling:

State Source
Only nasal samples acceptable for MRSA screen

Rejection Criteria:

Sources other than nasal

Stability:

Ambient: 1 Day(s); Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: Unacceptable; Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Culture; Culture;chromogenic enzyme substrate

Performed:

Sun-Sat

Reported:

3-5 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

87070