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Test Term Definitions
Time

Number of business days needed by the laboratory to turnaround results after specimen receipt

Containers

ATM/NC= Amies transport media no charcoal

ATMC= Amies transport media with charcoal

BHI= Brain heart infusion

CTM= Clark's transport media

DB= Double bagged

GTT= Green top tube

MTM= Mycoplasma transport media

PTT= Purple top tube

RTT= Red top tube

SC= Sterile container

VTM= Viral transport media

WP= Whirl-pak

YTT= Yellow top vacutainer