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Specimen and Container/Tube
Throat
Rejection Criteria
Whole blood/unspun samples greater than 6 hours will be
rejected.
Reference Values
No Group A Streptococci detected
Transport Instructions
See UCMC
Collection Instructions
Test Components
Culture only. No smear.
Methodology
Culture and serotyping by latex agglutination
CPT
87081