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Ordering Code	5512
Test Name	Genital Culture
Alias	Vaginal Culture
Preferred Specimen	Amniotic Fluid, Bartholin Cyst, Cervix, Culdocentesis, Endometrium, Epididymis or Testicular, Fallopian Tubes & Pelvic Cavity, Genital Ulcer, IUD, Penile Lesion, Placenta, Skene's Glands, Urethra, Uterus, Vagina, Vulva
Preferred Container	Eswab
Other Specimen/Container	Bacterial transport device with transport media (e.g culturette)
Optimum Volume	If Eswab is not used, both swabs of a dual-swab culturette is preferred.
Transport Requirements	Oahu: Ambient Airline: Ambient
Specimen Stability	Ambient: 1 Day Refrigerated: Not Stable Specimens will be accepted up to 2 days, but fastidious organisms may not remain viable after 24 hours, or if specimen is received refrigerated or on a dry swab.
Rejection Criteria	Dry cotton swab, Expired container/transport media, Frozen, Refrigerated
Avail. Stat	NO
Analytic Time	Up to 5 Days Preliminary reports at 24 and 48 hours. Additional time is required for identification and/or susceptibilty testing if culture is positive.
Methodology	Visual examination for bacterial growth on selective and non-selective media.

Reference range(s)

The reference ranges listed below are valid on this date of April 1, 2025.