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HelpTest Code STREPA Group A Strep PCR
Useful For
Identifying Group A Strep infections of the throat.
Specimen Information
No special patient preparation is necessary.
| Container | Specimen | Temperature | Collect Vol | Submit Vol | Min Vol | Stability |
| ESwab Kit | Throat | Ambient | N/A | N/A | N/A | 48 hrs |
| ESwab Kit | Throat | Refrigerate | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6 days |
Swab Collection Procedure:
1. Use the ESwab Collection and Transport System. Remove the swab from the wrapper.
2. Swab the posterior pharynx, tonsils, and other inflamed areas. Avoid touching the tongue, cheeks, and teeth with the swab when collecting specimens.
3. Uncap the ESwab transport tube.
4. Place the specimen-containing swab into the ESwab transport tube and break the swab at the indicated score line.
5. Cap the ESwab transport tube.
Reject Due To:
- Specimen unlabeled or mislabeled
Reference Range
Negative
Test Schedule / Analytic Time / Test Priority
Daily / Same Day / Available STAT
Instrumentation / Method
Cepheid GeneXpert, PCR
CPT / LOINC / Order Code
| Meditech | Medent | LOINC | CPT |
| STREPA | STREPA | 60489-2 | 87651 |