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Mayo Clinic Laboratories

Test Code LAB242 FUNGUS CULTURE & SMEAR (C + S)

Specimen Information

Container Specimen Temperature Collect Vol Submit Vol Min Vol Stability
Sterile Container CSF Ambient 1 mL 1 mL 1 mL  
Sterile Container *Tissue Ambient 1 gm 1 gm 0.2 gm 48 hrs
Sterile Container Urine Refrigerate 50 mL 50 mL 1 mL  
Sterile Container **BAL Refrigerate 5 mL 5 mL 1 mL  
Sterile container Bronchial Wash Refrigerate 5 mL 5 mL 1 mL  
Sterile Container Sputum Refrigerate 3 mL 3 mL 1 mL  
Sterile Container *Other Refrigerate        
Sterile Container ***Body Fluids Refrigerate 10 mL 10 mL 1 mL 48 hours
+Sodium Hep Tube Bone Marrow Aspirate Ambient N/A N/A 0.5 mL 24 hours
Sterile Container Wound/Abscesses Refrigerate 2-3 mL 2-3 mL 1 mL 48 hours

Samples must be received within 48 hours of collection.

*Includes surgical tissues, FNA and bronchial brushings, scleral rim. If culture will be set up w/in 24 hrs.  If not, place specimen at 2-8 C.

**Bronchial Alveolar Lavage

***Ambient temperature is acceptable if submitted within 24 hours.

+SPS (Grobax) tube or Isolator tube also acceptable.

Test Schedule / Analytical Time / Test Priority

Daily / Reported when positive. Negative final at 28 days/ Fungul smear is Not available STAT

Method

Culture and Smear

CPT(s)

Description CPT Code
Fungus Culture                87102
Fungus Smear 87206

 

Instrumentation

Manual Method

Reference Range

No fungus isolated

Section

Microbiology-2

Performing Location

University of Vermont Medical Center

Is the UVMMC lab NY State Certified to perform this testing?  Yes/No

Yes