Last Modified:
10/25/2021 3:20:51 PM
Medical Necessity Documentation:
Client Notes:
Patient Preparation:
Specimen Requirements:
Rectal swab using a Copan Liquid Stuart Culture Swab
Collection Instructions:
Carefully insert both swab tips approximately 2.5 cm beyond the anal sphincter (so that the swab tip is no longer visible) and gently rotate 3 times to ensure uniform sample on both swabs.
Place the swab pair back into the original transport tube.
Transport & Storage: Temperature/Stability:
24 hours Ambient
5 days Refrigerated
Reference Range:
Not Detected
Critical Ranges:
Test Comments:
Testing performed on the Cepheid GeneXpert Infinity
Methodology:
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Clinical Significance:
The assay is intended to aid in the recognition, prevention, and control of vancomycin-resistant organims that colonize patients in healthcare settings. The assay is not intended to diagnose infections caused by vancomycin-resistant bacteria nor to guide or monitor treatment for vancomycin-resistant bacterial infections
Documentation:
Custom Panel:
No
PRODUCTION SCHEDULE
Turn Around Time:
8 hours
Days Performed:
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Sites Performed:
Parkview Regional Medical Center
PHL Test Code:
VRE
EPIC Test Code:
LAB3174
Send Out Test Code:
MCHEM
Alternate Test Names:
vanA; vancomycin resistant enterococcus; VRE Screening by PCR
Included Tests:
CPT Coding:
87500
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