| Neisseria gonorrhoeae Culture | Back to Test Directory | ||||
| Test Description |
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| Bacterial culture using selective growth media to isolate Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Routine or Test of Cure. | |||||
| Reflex Test(s) | |||||
| Miscellaneous by Miscellaneous | |||||
| Performed | Avg. Turnaround Time | Method | |||
| Coralville, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., M-F |
4 - 5 business days | Bacterial Culture | |||
| Fee | CPT Code(s) | ||||
| No charge | 87081 | ||||
| Specimen Requirements | |||||
| Specimen Type: | Female Endocervical, Male Urethral, Rectal, or Throat swab | ||||
| Patient Preparation: | Patient should not have urinated for at least 1 - 2 hours prior to collection of urethral swab. | ||||
| Collection Instructions: | Use a Copan Liquid Amies Elution Swab (ESwab™) or similar collection and transport system. If multiple swabs are collected, place each swab in an individual transport tube and clearly label each. | ||||
| Temperature and Stability: | Refrigerated or Room Temperature; stable for 24 hours | ||||
| Unacceptable Conditions: | Unlabeled specimens, use of a collection swab other than Eswab, frozen specimens, expired or leaking Eswabs, vaginal samples on females of child-bearing age | ||||
| Expected Results: | No Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated; Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated; Presumptive positive for Neisseria gonorrhoeae, confirmation to follow. | ||||
| Shipping Instructions | |||||
| Wrap specimen container in absorbent material and place each specimen in an individually sealed biohazard bag. Transport specimen, room temperature or refrigerated, as soon as possible after collection. If the specimen will be received more than 24 hours after collection, ship refrigerated to increase recovery of N. gonorrhoeae. Ship to the Coralville location. | |||||
| Comments | |||||
| Culture is rarely requested due to existing molecular methods. Culture is mainly requested for legal purposes or for patients not responding to therapy. If Neisseria gonorrhoeae is isolated, it will be sent to the Minnesota Department of Health, Public Health Laboratory for antimicrobial susceptibility testing. | |||||
| Alternate Names | |||||
| Gonorrhea, GC culture | |||||
