Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC), 1 Drug
Test ID:
705804
CPT code:
87186
Synonyms:
Susceptibility Testing
Clinical Use:
Determine minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) susceptibility of a given organism to an antimicrobial agent
Test Information:
Specimen Type:
Pure culture of bacteria to be tested
Requested Volume:
Viable colonies
Container Type:
Agar slant in screw-cap container packed as an etiologic agent and a swab transport inoculated with the isolate from a pure culture. Maintain subculture at submitting laboratory.
Collection:
Bacterium derived from cultured clinical sample. Send pure culture on maintenance media. Maintain subculture at submitting laboratory.
Storage Instructions:
Maintain culture at room temperature.
Rejection Criteria
Inappropriate specimen transport device; unlabeled specimen or name discrepancy between specimen and request label; specimen received after prolonged delay (usually more than 72 hours)
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