Advanced Diagnostic Laboratories

Collect

Minimum one throat swab
Preferred: two throat swabs

Patient Prep

Specimen should be a swab of the posterior pharynx and tonsilar area, including any visible exudates in these areas.                                                                                                                                                                          Avoid antibiotic administration prior to sample collection.                         

Storage Transport Temp

Specimens should be transported to the lab at room temperature within 2 hours of collection or Refrigerated.

Stability

3 days refrigerated

Notes

Copan white cap with Amies preferred, one swab for gram stain, one swab for cultur

Performed

7 days a week

Methodology

Conventional Culture

Turnaround Time

2 days

Department

Microbiology Lab

Synonyms

THRS

Reference Interval

By Report

CPT Code

87081