Bacterial Culture for Identification

TEST NAME	Bacterial Culture for Identification (Salmonella/Shigella)
DEPARTMENT	BACT
TESTS	B20
DESCRIPTION	Salmonella/Shigella culture identification and confirmation utilizing conventional biochemical and serological testing techniques.
SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS	SPECIMEN: Pure culture isolates CONTAINER: Slanted tubed media preferred, motility deeps acceptable. COLLECTION: Do not refrigerate or freeze TRANSPORT CONDITIONS: Room Temperature (25±5°C): Acceptable Refrigerated (5±3°C): Acceptable Frozen (-15±5°C): Unacceptable
TURNAROUND TIME (TAT)	3 days
REFERENCE RANGE	NA
TEST METHOD	Culture
CPT CODES	87070 87077 87145

TEST NAME

Bacterial Culture for Identification (Salmonella/Shigella)

DEPARTMENT

BACT

TESTS

B20

DESCRIPTION

Salmonella/Shigella culture identification and confirmation utilizing conventional biochemical and serological testing techniques.

SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS

SPECIMEN: Pure culture isolates

CONTAINER: Slanted tubed media preferred, motility deeps acceptable.

COLLECTION: Do not refrigerate or freeze

TRANSPORT CONDITIONS: Room Temperature (25±5°C): Acceptable Refrigerated (5±3°C): Acceptable

Frozen (-15±5°C): Unacceptable

TURNAROUND TIME (TAT)

3 days

REFERENCE RANGE

TEST METHOD

Culture

CPT CODES

87070

87077

87145

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