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| 60108:YEAST ONLY, CULTURE | |||||||||
| Methodology: | Chromogenic agar Culture | ||||||||
| Edit Date: | 6/11/2010 | ||||||||
| Performed: | Daily | ||||||||
| Released: | Preliminary positive results as available. Final negative report at 7 days. Final positive report at >7 days. | ||||||||
| CPT Code: | 87081 | ||||||||
| Specimen Collection Details | |||||||||
| Collection: | Vaginal or oropharyngeal (tongue, throat, mouth) specimen using a routine culture transport swab, urine in sterile plastic container, or stool in clean plastic container. | ||||||||
| Stability: | Vaginal or oropharyngeal specimen 24 hours ambient or refrigerated. Urine or stool specimen 24 hours refrigerated; unstable frozen. | ||||||||
| Transport: | Vaginal or oropharyngeal specimen ambient or refrigerated. Urine or stool specimen refrigerated. | ||||||||
| Comments: | Each isolate of yeast will be identified. An additional charge may be added for each identification.
See also Fungus Culture (64300) or Fungus Culture – Skin, Hair, or Nails (64302), or Fungus Culture, Skin, Hair or Nails, & KOH Preparation (64310). |
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| Rejection Criteria: | Delayed transport; frozen specimen; swab not in transport medium. | ||||||||