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Collection Restrictions
Nares swabs are accepted for surveillance purposes only (MRSA colonization, ICN admission, and dialysis patients) and are not appropriate for evaluation of sinusitis
Collection Requirements
Source: nasal swab
Container: eSwab
Turn Around Time
2 days
Availability
Routine
Lab Processing Instructions
Room temperature
Performing Laboratory
Adele Hall
Adele Hall Lab Section
Microbiology
Instrumentation/Methodology
Culture
Reference Ranges
No bacteria isolated
CPT
87070