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Test Code C GC Culture, Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC), Screen

Important Note

1. This is not the test of choice for STD screening in sexually active adults. Consider Chlamydia/Gonorrhea Nucleic Acid Amplification (CTNG).
2. Specimen must arrive in the laboratory as soon as possible after collection.

Specimen Requirements

Note: As with other cultures, administration of antimicrobial therapy prior to culture may make recovery of pathogens difficult to impossible.

 

1.  Specimen Source is Required.

2.  Refer to the Microbiology Specimen Collection Procedure for collection instructions.

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday

Reference Values

Negative for Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Test Classification and CPT Coding

87081

Performing Laboratory

Beebe Healthcare Laboratory

Performing Location

Margaret H. Rollins Laboratory

Specimen Transport Temperature

Ambient

Must arrive in the laboratory as soon as possible after collection.