Laboratory Services
Fungal Stain
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| Test Description |
Fungal Stain
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| Synonym(s) |
Fungal Stain, Fungus Stain, KOH, Calcofluor White, Stain, Slide, Mycology, Wet Prep, Smear |
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| Test ID |
CALCO
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| General Information |
Determine the presence or absence of fungal elements from clinical specimens. |
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| Specimen Type |
Clinical Material |
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| Specimen Requirements |
Preferred: Clinical material, fluid, tissue (with a few drops of saline), skin scrapings, hair, nails in sterile container; Will also accept: Bacterial Culture Transport Swab w/Gel, Amies Transport Swab, Eswab. Other transport systems also accepted. |
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| Alternate Specimen Type |
Skin, Hair, Nail, Wound, Tissue, Biopsy, Body fluid, Aspirate, Upper/Lower Respiratory |
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| Minimum Sample Volume |
Sterile container must have visible clinical material present |
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| Additional Processing Details |
Fungal stain is included with Fungal Culture and Yeast Screen Culture |
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| Stability |
Ambient: 48 hours |
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| Unacceptable Specimen Conditions |
Unacceptable specimen transport device (including Incyte Swab, specimen in formalin, expired), improper labeling, prolonged delay in transport (greater than 1 week) |
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| Methodology |
Manual stain |
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| Estimated TAT |
1-2 days |
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| Testing Schedule |
Monday-Saturday, & STAT |
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| CPT Code(s) |
87206 |
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| Reference Range |
No fungal elements seen |
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| Reflex Conditions |
None |
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| Performing Lab |
Incyte Diagnostics |
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| LOINC Code(s) |
21003-9 |
