CDOS

Yeast Only, Culture

Test Code: 182776

Performing Lab: LabCorp

CPT Code: 87101 001

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Synonym

Blood Culture, Fungus; Culture, Fungus (Mycology); Fungus Culture, Blood

Specimen Type

Aspirate, biopsy, blood, body fluid, nails, skin, sputum, swab of conjunctiva, throat, urine, vaginal

Specimen Container

Fluid or Tissue: Sterile screw-capped container Blood: green-top (sodium heparin) tube, aerobic blood culture bottle Other: bacterial swab transport including ESwab

Volume

For optimal recovery: 2 mL or 1 cm(3) tissue, 10 mL blood, whole nails, 5-10 mL Body Fluids and BAL, 3-5 mL CSF, 5 mL aspirates or sputum

Minimum Volume

1 ml body fluid including BAL and CSF; aspirates or sputum

Specimen Handling

Biopsy: Surgical specimen in sterile container. Sterile nonbacteriostatic water may be used to prevent drying. Body fluid, aspirates: Aspirated material in sterile container. Skin and nails: Cleanse the area with 70% alcohol prior to specimen collection. Nail scraping should be from a subsurface portion of the infected nail. Skin should be taken from the active border of the lesion. Swabs of throat, nose, nasopharynx, ear: Swab affected area or visible lesion. Urine: Clean catch midstream sample in sterile container. Wound: Aspirate of purulent material or fluid; scraping of lesion border, or swab (least preferred) in sterile container. Swabs cannot be split for other tests. Avoid contamination of the specimen with commensal organism as much as possible. Specify the source of the specimen and include any pertinent clinical information. Cultures are incubated one week before a final report is issued.

Patient Prep

Usual sterile preparation

Unacceptable Conditions

Unlabeled specimen or name discrepancy between specimen and request label; specimen submitted in syringe with needle attached, specimen received after prolonged transport (usually more than 72 hours); lithium heparin tube; Stool; specimen received after leaking transport container into specimen bag. (Trach-suction devices will often leak if the cap with tubing is not removed and replaced by solid cap. If tubing cannot be replaced by a solid cap, the specimen should be transferred to a leakproof sterile cup with a screwcap); inappropriate transport device.

Temperature

Maintain specimen at room temperature.

Methodology

Culture

TAT

7 - 10 days

Result Code	Result Name	LOINC
182776	Yeast Only, Culture	18482-0

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