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| Title | CULTURE, GENTIAL |
| Specimen Requirement | <p>Sterile swab culturette, identify source. <strong>Keep swab moist with transport media by re-inserting completely into tube. Do not refrigerate.</strong> Bacterial pathogens normally sought in routine culture include Neisseria gonorrhoeae(GC), yeast, Streptococcus agalactiae (GROUP B), Gardernella vaginalis, and Staphylococcus aureus. Note: Routine genital culture is not for the diagnosis of herpes or chlamydiae.</p> |
| Methodology | Conventional culture technique. |
| Stability | Room Temp: 72 hours |
| Reference Range | By Report. |
| Turnaround | 3 days. |
| Clinical Use | <p>The culture isolates and identifies significant pathogens responsible for genital related infections.</p> |
| Test Code | 1519 |
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