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Rapid Group A Strep with Reflex

Specimen:

Collect

  • Throat Swab in One Culturette-Aerobic

Submit

  • Throat Swab in Culturette-Aerobic. Submit Ambient.

Special Handling

  • If the Rapid Group A Strep is Negative, then the Strep Culture (Test# 4012) will be performed. Additional charges will apply.

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

Components

  • 5720 - RAPID GRP A STREP
Last Updated: October 10, 2024 @ 9:13 am

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