If culture is positive, identification will be performed at an additional charge (CPT code(s): 87077 or 87140 or 87143 or 87147 or 87149). Antibiotic susceptibilities are only performed when appropriate (CPT code(s): 87181 or 87184 or 87185 or 87186)
(Specimen Container)
Transport swab or eSwab
(Transport Temperature)
| Temperature | Period |
|---|---|
| Room temperature | 48 hours |
| Refrigerated | Unacceptable |
| Frozen | Unacceptable |
Expired transport device, Received frozen specimens, Request for anaerobic culture
Collect throat specimen using either a BD™ red-cap Amies liquid transport medium swab or BD™ blue-cap, Amies gel medium swab or Eswab (blue-cap)
The significance of any isolate in pure or mixed culture must be assessed with respect to the source cultured, the organism’s pathogenic potential, the possibility of colonization versus infection, and the number of other organisms recovered in the same culture. This test may be useful in the detection of agents of epiglottis and thrush and A. haemolyticum.
