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| Title | CULTURE, CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS |
| Specimen Requirement | <p>Collect specimen with sterile swab (plastic applicator) and place in M4 Viral Transport Medium. Identification of the source <strong>MUST BE</strong> on requisition. Refrigerate.</p> |
| Methodology | Shell Vial |
| Stability | Ambient: 24 hours; Refrigerated: 72 hours; Frozen: 7 days. |
| Reference Range | Not isolated |
| Turnaround | 4-5 days. |
| Clinical Use | <p>Aid in the diagnosis of Chlamydia infections; cervicitis, trachoma, conjunctivitis, PID, pneumonia, urethritis, nongonococcal urethritis, pneumonitis, and sexually transmitted diseases.</p> |
| Test Code | CC |
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