Specimen Requirements
Title
Gram Stain
Specimen Requirement
Place fluid in a sterile screw capped container or specimen collected in swab transport media. Please identify source/site of specimen.
Methodology
Stability
Room Temp: 72 hours
Reference Range
By Report
Turnaround
1 -2 days
Clinical Use
The gram stain is a test for the rapid presumptive diagnosis of infectious agents.
Test Code
GS