Test directory: Mycoplasma Culture, Genital

Ordering Code4717
Test NameMycoplasma Culture, Genital
AliasM. hominis Culture
Ureaplasma Culture
Ureaplasma urealyticum Culture
Preferred SpecimenGenital Swab
Preferred ContainerViral-Chlamydia-Mycoplasma transport medium (green-cap),
UTM, or FDA approved equivalent transport medium
Other Specimen/ContainerUrine, Sterile Body Fluids, Tissue, Wounds (Swab),
Respiratory (Sputum, Bronchial Washing, Tracheobronchial
Secretions, Bronchial Alveolar Lavage, Nasopharyngeal or
Throat Swabs) collected in a Viral Transport Media (VTM) or
Universal Transport Media (UTM)
Optimum Volume2 Swabs
Collection InstructionsClient should add 1:1 volume of urine, sterile body fluids, tissue, respiratory (sputum, bronchial washing, tracheobronchial secretions, bronchial alveolar lavage) to
UTM or equivalent transport media immediately after collection and freeze

Respiratory samples are only acceptable from children under 1 year old.
Handling Instructions**Client collect only** DLS is unable to process specimen
Transport RequirementsOahu: Frozen
Airline: Frozen
Specimen StabilityAmbient: Not Stable
Refrigerated: 48 Hours
Frozen (-20 degrees Centigrade): Not Stable
Frozen (< = -70 degrees Centigrade): 30 Days
Rejection CriteriaSpecimens collected on wooden shafted swabs, Cotton swabs,
Specimens received in expired VTM, Urine containing any preservatives, Specimens received in M4RT Transport medium,
Raw specimens, Specimens collected in a molecular transport medium, calcium alginate swabs, respiratory specimens from patients >1 year old, Specimens submitted in formalin.
Avail. StatNO
Analytic TimeUp to 12 Days
MethodologyCulture
Reference Lab Quest Diagnostics Infectious Disease

Reference range(s)

The reference ranges listed below are valid on this date of March 31, 2025.
ComponentAgeMale NormMale Critical LowMale Critical HighFemale NormFemale Critical HighFemale Critical LowUnitsAdd'l info
SourceALLSee report.
Mycoplasma HominisALLSee report.
Ureaplasma UrealyticumALLSee report.