Microbiology Laboratory

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

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Nasopharyngeal Culture

    Collect

    Nasopharyngeal specimen with min-tip culture swab

    Volume Required

    1 swab

    Minimum Required

    1 swab

    Transport

    Send within one hour at room temperature

    Unacceptable conditions

    Refrigerated specimens; not suitable for anaerobes

Days Performed

Daily

Reported

Updates daily until final

CPT

87070

Methodology

Culture

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Galactosemia Quantitation

Determination of galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase (Gal-1-PUT) activity by tandem mass spectrometry is now available at the Palmieri Metabolic Disease Laboratory.