Infection Control Culture, MRSA Build info

Synonyms

• CULTURE - INFECTION CONTROL MRSA
• MRSA SCREENING
• METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS
• INFECTION CONTROL CULTURE MRSA/MSSA
• MRSA SCREEN
• MRSA SCREENING CULTURE
• MRSAS
• LAB11802

Procedure Name

CULTURE - INFECTION CONTROL MRSA

Procedure Master Number

LAB11802

Procedure ID

115853

Clinical Info

This test is intended only for screening for Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization and is not intended to diagnose MRSA infection or to guide or monitor treatment for infections. It is for infection control surveillance purposes only.

Specimen Sources

Specimen Types

Container

Swab

Collection Instructions

Specimen: Nose, axilla, groin or umbilicus.
Collection Instructions
Nares Collection:
1. Insert swab into one anterior naris.
2. Apply slight pressure to the nostril and rotate swab to sample the inside surface.
3. Insert the same swab into the other naris and repeat.
4. Place swab into swab transport tube.
Axilla, groin, umbilicus Collection:
1. Swab the surface of the superficial skin area.
2. Place swab into swab transport tube.
Rejection criteria:
Nasal, groin, axilla or umbilicus specimen- culture swab or Eswab >3 days old

Specimen Volume

Nose, axilla, groin or umbilicus collected in an Eswab transport tube.

Transport Instructions

Room Temperature

Specimen Stability

3 Days Room Temperature

Methodology

Chromogenic agar based culture

Days Performed

TAT: 72 hours upon receipt in the laboratory

Performing Laboratory

Northwell Health Laboratories

CPT

87081
LOINC Code: 13317-3

PDM

Only Orderable at Locations:

Ordering Instructions

For Nasal Only.

Results

Forms