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Specimen Type
Tissue, Aspirate, Body Fluid
Preferred Collection Container
STL-CUP
Collection Instructions
Include all pertinent information – patient name, hospital identification number, date and time of collection, body site from which specimen was taken, and initials of person collecting specimen.
If known, specify fungal species suspected.
Minimum Collection Volume
As much as possible
Rejection Criteria
Insufficient specimen volume; Swab other than vaginal, oral or esophagus for Yeast; Stool is an unacceptable specimen type; Specimen on outside of container; Incomplete requisition; Unlabelled specimen.
Specimen Storage and Stability
Room temperature. Specimens should be transported to the North Campus Laboratory ASAP.
Day(s) and Time(s) Performed
6:00am – 12:30am
Alias
Fungal Culture; Culture, Fungus; Genital Fungus Culture; Wound Fungus Culture; Abscess Fungus Culture; Pus Fungus Culture; Sputum Fungus Culture; Throat Fungus Culture; Mouth Fungus Culture; Nose Fungus Culture; Ear Fungus Culture;
Ordering Info
For Blood Source – see Fungal Blood Culture; For Skin scraping, hair, or nails – see Skin Fungus Culture.
EPIC Code
LAB240
Acceptable Collection Container
Sterile container; Swab will be rejected. For swab specimens for which yeast is the suspected pathogen or for specimens from vaginal/genital, oral, throat sites and urine specimens, please refer to Yeast Culture YSTCUL.
Additional Information
The specimen will be divided for fungus culture and fungus smear, mycobacteria culture and smear, and aerobic bacterial culture and Gram stain only if the specimen is accompanied by a properly completed requisition and if the amount of specimen is adequate for all tests requested.
Turn Around Time
Fungal smears are reported within 24 hours. Preliminary culture report available at one week. Cultures are held 4 weeks for final report.
Lab Department
Microbiology
CPT
87102
LOINV
580-1