Tube Type:
This assay requires multiple specimen types:
Gold top SST (serum separator tube, no anticoagulant)
Bacterial isolate on agar slant
Storage:
Serum- Frozen; Agar slant-Ambient
Special Instructions:
In order to perform susceptibility testing to the drugs of choice and to interpret test results, the identification of the isolate is required. Provide current antibiotic therapy, date and time of last dose on test order. Physician must specify bacterial isolate to be tested within 72 hours of submission of specimen for culture. If the isolate has not been saved, the test cannot be performed.
