CULTURE, NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE
Marquette General Health System
Alpha Code |
MICRO. RQN. | |
MGH LIS Test No |
529 | |
Schedule |
Daily | |
Testing Time |
3 days | |
Testing Lab |
Marquette General Hospital | |
QORR Test Code |
GC | |
Type |
see collection notes | |
Volume |
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Temperature |
Ambient | |
Preservative |
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Collection Info |
Transportation: Biobag CO2 Transport system with Thayer-Martin and chocolate plates. Specimen: Body fluid, discharge, pus, swab of genital lesions, urethral discharge(best when available for men), sediment of first 10ul of centrifuged urine collected at least 2 hours after last micturition or first few drops of urine voided into a sterile cup for "first voided urine specimen" for asymptomatic males, or first void overnight urine, centrifuged. NOTE: Complete appropriate form: Inpatient: Microbiology request form Reference Lab: Reference Lab request form |
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The plates and the Biobag system (TM) are available upon request from the Marquette General Hospital Microbiology Section. Inoculate the Choc plate first and the Thayer-Martin plate second; place both plates and the Co2 generator in the Biobag; zip lock the bag; then break the generator and transport to Marquette General Hospital Laboratory.
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