86350:UREALYTICUM/MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS CULTURE
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Methodology: |
Culture |
| Edit Date: |
11/20/2008 |
| Performed: |
Daily |
| Released: |
Final: Negative at 8-9 days. Average time to a positive: 3-4 days. |
| CPT Code: |
87109-90 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
Urine, urethral or cervical swab, semen, biopsy tissue, or body fluid. Infants: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), tracheal or nasopharyngeal aspirate. |
| Handling: |
Urine, urethral or cervical swab, semen, biopsy tissue, CSF, tracheal or nasopharyngeal aspirate in MicroTest (M4)(blue top) or Mycoplasma/ureaplasma transport medium. Use a sterile plastic container for tissue or fluid if MicroTest (M4)(blue top) or Mycoplasma/ureaplasma transport medium is unavailable. Freeze specimen at -70° C. Indicate specimen source on requisition. |
| Stability: |
8 hours ambient, 48 hours refrigerated in Microtest (M4) (blue top) medium, or 1 month frozen at -70° C. |
| Transport: |
Frozen on dry ice. |
| Comments: |
This culture will recover both Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum, if present. |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Gen-Probe or LCX transport medium; M4 RT medium (red top); dry swab; swab in Stuart’s or Amies transport medium. |