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Culture
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Sun-Sat
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| Reported: |
Within 7 days
Final: Negative at 7 days
Average time to positive: 3 days
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Collect: Urine, urethral or cervical swab, semen, biopsy tissue, or body fluid, CSF, tracheal, or nasopharyngeal aspirate in Mycoplasma/Ureaplasma transport media (ARUP supply #12884) (DO NOT USE M4 RT). Source of specimen is required.
Storage/Transport Temperature: Specimen in Mycoplasma/Ureaplasma transport media at 2-8°C. Use a sterile leak-proof container for tissue or fluids if Mycoplasma/Ureaplasma transport media is unavailable. If transport time will exceed 24 hours, freeze specimen at -70°C and transport on dry ice. Place each specimen in a separate, individually sealed bag.
Submit specimen according to Biological Substance, Category B, shipping guidelines.
Remarks: This culture will recover both Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum, if present.
Unacceptable Conditions: Other transport media, including M4 RT, swabs in culturettes, Nonpatient specimens, and dry swabs.
Stability (collection to initiation of testing): Ambient: 8 hours; Refrigerated: 48 hours in Mycoplasma/Ureaplasma transport media; Frozen: 1 month (-70°C)
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