Collect
Submit a slant or 2.0 mL or more of a broth culture. Specify the type of media used.
Unacceptable Conditions
Mixed cultures or non-viable organisms.
Organisms submitted on a Petri dish.
Storage Transport Temp
Room temperature
Notes
NTM6 replaces test code 3j, effective February 1, 2013.
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MIC testing on veterinary isolates of rapidly growing mycobacteria performed using a microtiter format. Refer to Interpretive Data section for list of drugs and concentrations.
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Antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) performed on nontuberculous mycobacterium (NTM) isolates by request only.
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Specify source animal of specimen.