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Performing Laboratory
North Ottawa Community Hospital
Specimen Requirements
Specimen must arrive within 48 hours of collection.
Specimen Type: Mouth
Container/Tube: ESwab Collection and Transport System
Specimen Volume: Adequate amount
Collection Instructions:
Follow the collection instructions for the ESwab Collection and Transport System.
1. Swab purulent material and lesions of the mouth and tongue using an Eswab Transport System.
2. Label specimen with two patient identifiers and the specimen source.
Reference Values
Negative for yeast
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Methodology
Conventional Culture Technique
Specimen Transport Temperature
Ambient
Test Classification and CPT Coding
87102
If indicated, additional testing and charges may apply.