Tests Catalogs

E-swab of gynecological site (vaginal, cervical, rectal, urethral).

Nongenital sites; delayed transport; samples not collected on E-swabs; sample not properly identified; incorrect container; insufficient sample volume.

Internal:  Deliver to lab immediately.
Offsite:  Refrigerate and transport to the lab within one day.

Ambient temperature or refrigerated - transport immediately to the laboratory.

Screening and identification of Group B beta hemolytic Strep only.

Indicate if patient is Penicillin-allergic and if susceptibilities to clindamycin and erythromycin should be performed.

In 2002, the CDC released revised guidelines for the prevention of perinatal Group B streptococcal disease. These guidelines recommend universal prenatal screening for vaginal and rectal Group B streptococcal (GBS) colonization of all pregnant women at 35-37 weeks gestation. Procedures for collecting and processing clinical specimens for GBS culture and performing susceptibility testing to clindamycin and erythromycin are also included in the guidelines.

PCL Clinical Laboratory - Molecular Diagnostics/Virology and Microbiology

One 4.5 mL green top tube with gel (PST), (lithium heparin plasma).

Collect at 60 minutes post-glucose load.

Sodium fluoride anticoagulant; specimen not properly identified; insufficient sample volume.

Internal: Deliver to lab immediately
Offsite:Plasma: Centrifuge within 30 minutes of collection.  Transport to laboratory at ambient temperature

Before centrifugation: Ambient, 1 hour

After centrifugation: Ambient 8 hours; refrigerated 3 days; frozen (-20 degrees C) 1 year.

Sodium Fluoride tube: Room Temp 24 hrs.

PCL Clinical Laboratory