GC (Gonococcus) Culture GCSC
Method(s) | Culture |
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Specimen Required | |
Collect | Cervical, vaginal, urethral, eye, rectal, throat, body site. |
Transport | Eswab culture device ambient or refrigerated. |
Remarks | For optimum recovery, inoculated GC Selective plates or ESwab specimens must be received within 24 hours of collection. |
Stability | For Eswab culture device: Ambient: 48 hours or less Refrigerated: 48 hours or less |
Schedule | Daily |
Billing Code | 3010084 |
CPTCode | 87081 |
Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s) | |
Reference Interval | |
No Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolated. |