Neisseria gonorrhoeae Culture with Reflex to Susceptibility
Test code
CPT code(s)*
Test resources
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Details
Includes
If Neisseria gonorrhoeae is isolated, then Susceptibility, Antimicrobial, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, MIC Panel will be performed at an additional charge (CPT code(s): 87185, 87181(x4))
Methodology
Bacterial Culture • Aerobic, includes Isolation and Identification Procedures
Alternative name(s)
JEMBEC Plate,Rectal, GC,Throat, GC,Culture, GC,Gonorrhoeae Culture,Culture, Neisseria,GC Anal,GC Cervical Culture,GC Culture,GC Screen,Gonorrhea Culture,GC
Specimen requirements | |
|---|---|
| Patient preparation | None Specified |
| Preferred specimen(s) | Urethral, cervical, anorectal, throat or conjunctiva swab collected in Amies gel (blue-cap) or ESwab (white-cap) transport medium |
| Alternative specimen(s) | Inoculated medium (Martin-Lewis Plate or Neigon Plate) |
| Collection instructions | Do not refrigerate. Indicate source of specimen on both the requisition and specimen collection device. For blood specimens, use test "Culture, Blood". For sterile body fluids, use test "Culture, Aerobic and Anaerobic". |
| Transport container | Copan transport swab containing Amies gel medium or ESwab |
| Transport temperature | Room temperature |
| Specimen stability | Deliver to the microbiology lab as soon as possible Room temperature: 24 hours Refrigerated: Unacceptable Frozen: Unacceptable |
| Reject criteria | Expired transport swabs • Specimens >24 hours old received • Frozen |
Reference ranges are provided as general guidance only. To interpret test results use the reference range in the laboratory report.
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