Infection Control Culture, MRSA
Test Catalog Information
| Test Catalog Synonyms |
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Culture |
| EPIC Synonyms |
MRSA SCREENING Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection Control Culture MRSA/MSSA MRSA Screen MRSA Screening Culture MRSAS |
| Cerner Primary Mnemonic | Infection Control Culture MRSA |
| EPIC Display Name | Infection Control Culture, MRSA |
| Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name | Infection Control Culture MRSA |
| Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name | Culture - Infection Control MRSA |
| EPIC Inpatient Orderable | Yes |
| EPIC Outpatient Orderable | Yes |
| Cerner Results | |
| 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 Type |
Nasal, Other |
| 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 |
| 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 |
2062081 |
Desired Epic Build Infection Control Culture, MRSA
| Cerner Primary Mnemonic: | Infection Control Culture MRSA |
| PDM | 2062081 |
| Informatics - Workgroup | ID Micro |
| Synonyms * | MRSA SCREENING Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection Control Culture MRSA/MSSA MRSA Screen MRSA Screening Culture MRSAS |
| Display Name * | Infection Control Culture, MRSA |
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Nares
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| Ordering info (EPIC SmartText) | 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. |
| IP Orderable | Yes |
| OP Orderable | Yes |
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| Special History | No |
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| Cerner Results | |
Current Actual EPIC Build as of 10/28/2024
| Procedure Id | 115853 |
| Pdm | 2062081 |
| Order Display Name | Infection Control Culture, MRSA |
| Procedure Name | CULTURE - INFECTION CONTROL MRSA |
| Procedure Master Number | LAB11802 |
| Short Procedure Name | CULTURE - INFECTION CONTROL MRSA |
| Category Code | 4.0 |
| Category Code Record Name | LAB MICROBIOLOGY - GENERAL ORDERABLES |
| Synonyms | MRSA SCREENING METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION CONTROL CULTURE MRSA/MSSA MRSA SCREEN MRSA SCREENING CULTURE MRSAS |
| Clinically Active | Yes |
| Orderable | Yes |
| Performable | Yes |
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| Reference Link Url | https://labs.northwell.edu/epic/test/115853 |
| Ordering Instructions | For Nasal Only. |
| Default Specimen Type | Nasopharyngeal |
| Specimen Type Pick List | Swab |
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| Specimen Source Pick List | Nares |
| Specimen Source Default - Male | Nares |
| Specimen Source Default - Female | Nares |
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| Ip Orderable | 1 |
| Op Orderable | 1 |
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