A screening test using a sterile water mouth rinse which is then placed in a culture media plate. After incubation, the total number of colony growths are counted.
REFERENCES:
- Ryan, M.F.: The role of magnesium in clinical biochemistry: an overview. Ann. Clin. Biochem.,28:19-26, 1991.
- Shils, M.E.: Magnesium. In: Present Knowledge in Nutrition. 7th Ed. ILSI Press, 1996,pp. 256-264.
- Tietz Textbook of Clinical Chemistry, 3rd Ed., 1999. W.B. Saunders & Co. pp. 1034-1037.
- CPT CODE:
- 87201
- COLLECTION CONTAINER:
- Sterile collection cup
- STATE & SHIPPING RESTRICTIONS:
- We cannot ship lab kits to NY, AK, HI, or international
- MINIMUM_VOLUME:
- Same
- PATIENT PREP:
- None
- PROCESS TIME:
- 5 to 7 business days
- REJECTION CAUSES:
- Frozen specimen
- SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:
- Swish 10 mL sterile water in mouth for 1 minute then spit back into collection container
- SPECIMEN VOLUME:
- 10 mL mouth wash
- TRANSPORT CONTAINER:
- Sterile collection cup
- TRANSPORT INSTRUCTIONS:
- Refrigerate
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