Specimen Requirements
Title
MYCOPLASMA CULTURE, RESPIRATORY Mycoplasma pnemoniae
Specimen Requirement
For throat swab, submit in standard culturette. Culturette is viable refrigerated up to 12 hours. If longer, please use Mycoplasma media available from laboratory. For other respiratory specimens, submit in a sterile screw-cap container. Keep refrigerated.
Methodology
Conventional culture technique.
Stability
Refrigerate - 48 hours Frozen - 31 days.
Reference Range
By Report.
Turnaround
3-4 weeks
Clinical Use
Detects the presence of Mycoplasma pneumniae.
Test Code
MMYCU