Specimen:
Collect
- Throat Swab in Culturette-Aerobic
Submit
- Throat Swab in Culturette-Aerobic. Submit Ambient.
Special Handling
- LIMITATION: A negative Strep A antigen result should be confirmed by culture. A negative result may be obtained if the concentration of the Strep A antigen present in the throat swab is not adequate or is below the detectable level of the test.
Rejection Criteria
- Anaerobic swabs
Stability
Ambient: 8 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 3 Day(s); Frozen: Unacceptable; Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Chromatographic Immunoassay
Performed
Sun-Sat
Reported
1-2 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 87880
Interpretive Data
General Reference Range : negative
LIMITATION: A negative Strep A antigen result should be confirmed by culture. A negative result may be obtained if the concentration of the Strep A antigen present in the throat swab is not adequate or is below the detectable level of the test.
LIMITATION: A negative Strep A antigen result should be confirmed by culture. A negative result may be obtained if the concentration of the Strep A antigen present in the throat swab is not adequate or is below the detectable level of the test.
Components
- 5715 - RAPID GRP A STREP
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