Test Details

Mnemonic

MTBNR

Ordering Code

3400041

CPT-4 Code(s)

87556

Specimen Information

Collect

Urine

Specimen Preparation

Send 10.0 mL urine refrigerated in a sterile screw capped plastic vial.

Alternate Specimen

Gastric lavage 10 mL (5 mL minimum) collected in a sterile, leak-proof container.
Pericardial fluid, peritoneal fluid, pleural fluid 5 mL (2 mL minimum) collected in a sterile, leak-proof container.
Fresh (unfixed) 2 grams tissue collected in a sterile leak-proof container in a small amount of saline, no fixative or preservative.
Whole blood 3 mL (1 mL minimum) collected in an EDTA (lavender-top) tube or ACD (yellow-top) tube.

Minimum Volume

5.0 mL

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Rejection Criteria

Tissue collected in fixative or preservative

Stability

Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 5 days
Frozen: 30 days

Methodology

Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
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Reference Range

See report
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Performing Laboratory

Quest SJC
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New York DOH Approval Status

Yes
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