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| Title | CULTURE, MYCOPLASMA (RESPIRATORY) |
| Specimen Requirement | Collect respiratory specimens (nasopharyx or throat swab or washing, tracheal aspirate, sputum), <b>place immediately in M4 Viral Transport Medium. Refrigerate.</b> |
| Methodology | Conventional culture technique. |
| Stability | Refrigerate: 48 hours; Frozen: 30 days |
| Reference Range | By Report. |
| Turnaround | Culture Preliminary ? 12 days/ Culture Final ? 22-24 days. |
| Clinical Use | The culture isolates and identifies Mycoplasma pneumoniae which can cause respiratory tract infections. |
| Test Code | Contact Lab |
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