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Bacterial Strain Characterization by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis

CPT Code(s): 87152
Specimen Required: Patient Preparation:
Collect:Multiple bacterial isolates that are epidemiologically related or are recurrent isolates from the same patient.
Specimen Preparation:Transport individual isolates on agar slants or on swabs in bacterial transport media. Package isolates together in a sealed container.
Storage/Transport Temperature:Room temperature.
Stability:Isolate: Ambient: 1 week; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: Unacceptable.
New York DOH Approval Status: This test is New York DOH approved.
Aliases:
  • Bacterial Typing
  • Epidemiology TypingMolecular Typing
  • PFGE
  • Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
  • Strain Typing
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