Preferred Specimen(s) Collect throat specimen using a red-cap, Amies liquid transport medium swab or swab in other liquid transport media
Instructions Indicate source of specimen on both the test request form and specimen transport device
Transport Container Transport swab
Transport Temperature Room temperature
Reject Criteria
- Swabs >48 hours old
- Expired transport device
- Received frozen
- Viral transport device
- DNA probe transport device
Methodology Conventional Culture, Microscopic & Automation
Clinical Significance Recovery of group A Streptococcus from a symptomatic patient is usually considered significant.