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Last Updated: April 19, 2024 @ 9:13 am
3160	Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus / Methicillin Susceptible Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA/MSSA) Screen by PCR
Specimen:	Collect:	Nasal Swab in Culturette-Aerobic
	Submit:	Nasal Swab in Culturette-Aerobic. Submit Refrigerated.
	Special Handling:	Only nasal samples acceptable
	Rejection Criteria:	Specimen submitted frozen Wood Swabs Cotton Swabs Samples exposed to excessive heat Sources other than nasal
	Stability:	Ambient: 1 Day(s); Refrigerated: 5 Day(s); Frozen: Unacceptable; Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology:	Automated Real-Time PCR by Cepheid GeneXpert
Performed:	Sunday, Mon-Sat
Reported:	1-3 Day(s)
CPT Codes:	87640 87641
Interpretive Data:	Please see report for interpretive data. This assay was performed by Cepheid GeneXpert PCR, which detects MRSA and MSSA DNA. This test does not provide susceptibility results. MRSA and MSSA DNA can be detected from non-viable organisms.
Components:	3161 - MRSA 3162 - MSSA

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