Gonorrhea Culture

SPECIMEN: Female endocervical or male urethral discharge, extragenital sites including rectal and throat (sterile cotton or synthetic swabs).

CONTAINER: GC-Lect plate or MTM plate

COLLECTION: Collect specimen on appropriate swab and inoculate directly onto GC-Lect plate. Place the plate in the Ziplock bag, add CO2 transport GasPak and seal. Be sure to test the bag to ensure that it is sealed. Note: Do not refrigerate or freeze the plate.

TRANSPORT CONDITIONS: Room Temperature (25±5°C): 1 day

Refrigerated (5±3°C): Unacceptable

Frozen (-15±5°C): Unacceptable

3 days

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