|
|
|
|
|
|
Bordetella pertussis/B. parapertussis Culture | | Updated | 4/8/2010 | | Other Names | Culture, Bordetella pertussis; Pertussis Culture; Culture, Pertussis; Whooping cough culture; Culture, Bordetella parapertussis | | How to Order | Check the Bordetella pertussis/parapertussis culture box under CULTURE on the General Microbiology Request Form (form 60) | | Availability | All clients | | Methodology | Culture | | Performed | Daily, on regular business days | |
Time to Reporting
| 2 to 6 working days | |
CPT Code
| 87070 – bacterial culture, with isolation and presumptive identification of isolates
87077 – aerobic culture definitive identification |
|
Specimen Collection Details
| |
Collection
| Collection kits available on request (503-693-4114). Collect nasopharyngeal specimen using a Dacron tip swab on a flexible wire shaft and submit in a Regan-Lowe transport media. Specimens may be collected up to 3 weeks after onset of symptoms, as long as antibiotics have not been started. Detailed instructions for collection and submission of specimens can be found at
https://public.health.oregon.gov/LaboratoryServices/Documents/pertuss.pdf | |
Optimal Volume
| N/A | |
Minimum Volume
| N/A | |
Handling
| Swab in Regan-Lowe transport media. | |
Transport
| Swabs should be transported on day of collection.
If transport is delayed, incubate for up to three days and then ship on wet ice. Note: If pre-incubation is not feasible, specimens should be stored refrigerated and then shipped on wet ice as soon as possible. | |
Rejection Criteria
| Leaking containers, non-nasopharyngeal specimens, unlabeled specimens, incomplete requisition forms or specimens not submitted in appropriate transport media. | |
Comments
| For addition information or assistance, please contact the OSPHL at 503-693-4100. |
|
|
|
|