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| Organization: | Alberta Precision Laboratories | ||
| Message Alert: | PLEASE NOTE: This Test Directory is in an interim state and due to changes pertaining to the DynaLIFE transition, performing site for routing has not been updated. Please refer to Laboratory Information System for appropriate routing. | ||
| Test Name/Synonym: | Staphylococcus aureus Carrier Culture (Synonym: S. aureus carriage, Nasal Swab, Nasal Culture, Nose, Nares) | ||
| Test Includes: | Screen for S. aureus carriage only. If screening for MRSA, see Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Screen Culture is not suitable for the diagnosis of sinusitis, otitis media or lower-respiratory tract infection. | ||
| LABID (Connect Care): | LAB229 | ||
| Specimen Type: | Swab | ||
| Specimen Source: | Nares (Nasal/Nose) | ||
| Primary Container: | For specimens collected at Regional Hospital Sites (Chinook, Grande Prairie, Medicine Hat, Northern Lights, Red Deer Regional Hospitals), use Mod Amies Clear (pink top swab) For specimens collected on all other patients, including community and hospital patients in Calgary, Edmonton, and rural sites, use eSwab collection device | ||
| Specimen Collection Requirements: | Collection Instructions:
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| Stability and Storage: | Room temperature | ||
| Processing: | Specimens received >48 hours after collection will not be processed. | ||
| Testing Schedule: | Daily | ||
| Testing Area: | Microbiology | ||
| Performing Site: | Chinook Regional Hospital Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Medicine Hat Regional Hospital Northern Lights Regional Hospital Red Deer Regional Hospital Diagnostic and Scientific Centre Edmonton Base Lab | ||
| Additional Test Information: | Test will be rejected if specimen or requisition is mislabeled. See also: | ||
| Last Updated On: | Tuesday, November 14, 2023 | ||
