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Ureaplasma PCR

Specimen Type = Tube with Red Top and Swab

Specimen Type

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(includes Ureaplama urealyticum and ureaplasma parvum)

Test ID LAB5817
EPIC Order UREAPLASMA PCR
CPT Code(s) 87798 x 2
Group/Individual Test Group
Laboratory Core Referral Testing
Tube Station 82
Specimen Routine:

Cervix, urethra, urogenital or vaginal swab collected in UVT media collection kit (Lawson #050750)

Synovial: 1mL Lavender top (EDTA) tube

Urine: 10mL (First Void)

Other Fluid: 2mL specimen in sterile container (amniotic fluid; prostatic secretion; semen; pelvic fluid; synovial fluid; pleural/chest; pericardial; sputum; respiratory specimen on children <3 months of age)

See Important Specimen Comments below
Availability Routine: Reference Laboratory - Mayo Clinic Laboratories
Turnaround Time 5-7 days
Reference Range see separate report
Comments
Swab specimens should be collected in UVT Media Collection Kit (Lawson #050750).
No wood-shafted cotton swabs accepted.

Reviewed by J. Carr on December 08, 2023

UNC Hospitals
McLendon Clinical Laboratories
101 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514