| Test: | Neisseria meningitidis Serotyping |
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| Availability: | Monday - Friday by 0900; serotyping report in 48 hours |
| Specimen: | Pure isolate of organism |
| Collection Device: | Organism isolate from routine culture submitted on chocolate media slant |
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| Storage/Transport: | Ambient |
| Unacceptable: | Mixed cultures, isolates not submitted on chocolate agar |
| Specimen Stability: | Stable at ambient |
| Reference Interval: | Includes serotyping and banking of referred organism. Include the test method used for identification. |
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| Comments: | Tested for Neisseria meningitidis groups A, B, C. Includes serotyping and banking of referred organism. Include the test method used for identification on request form. |
| Revised: | 7/12/2011 |