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MRSA MSSA Screening Culture, Nose
- LOINC codes
- 52969-3
- Tests that measure MRSA MSSA Screening Culture, Nose
- Labcorp 1
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Single-analyte tests
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Colonization Screening Culture 183074
Swab · Fasting not stated · Turnaround 2 - 4 days
Labcorp catalog pageMethod and collection
- Method
- Conventional culture
- Collection
- Nares: Insert swab into one anterior naris. Apply slight pressure to the nostril and rotate swab to sample the inside surface. Insert the same swab into the other naris and repeat. Place swab into swab transport tube. Other Sites: Collect as appropriate using the bacterial culture swab transport.
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LOINC 52969-3
Regenstrief Institute codes that identify the same result across labs.
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