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Test Code FUNGB Culture-Fungal, Blood w/Sensitivity

Important Note

Call Specimen Processing at ext. 81702 for SPS tube.

Clinical Indications

Test Method: Blood is inoculated into Isolator (Wample) tubes, lysed to release intracellular organisms, and centrifuged. The sediment is plated onto solid fungal media.

This technique is the most sensitive method for the recovery of dimorphic fungi (e.g., Histoplasma capsulatum) and filamentous fungi (molds) from blood.

Fungaemia due to most yeasts (e.g., Candida species, Cryptococcus species) will grow in routine aerobic blood cultures; the lysis-centrifuge technique is unnecessary for the recovery of these organisms.

Additional Test Codes

Epic Order Code: Culture-Fungal, Blood w/Sensitivity
Sunquest Order Code: FUNGB
Px Order Code: LAB4020

Specimen Collection Type

Blood in SPS tube (yellow top)

Bone Marrow in heparinized syringe

Minimum Collection Volume

Adults: 5 mL minimum, 10 mL optimal

Pediatric: 1.5 mL minimum

Bone Marrow: 0.5 mL minimum, 2 mL optimal

Reference Range

No growth

Critical Value

Growth

Interpretation

Positive cultures are reported with organism identification.

Negative cultures are incubated for 4 weeks before a final negative report.

Rejection Criteria

Specimen not collected in SPS tube

Specimen Availability for Add-on Testing

N/A

Specimen Stability

7 days at 2-8°C

Day(s) Performed

Monday through Saturday

Performing Lab- Department

TUKHS-BH-Microbiology

CPT Code

87103

LOINC Code

601-5

Test Alias

FUNGUS BLOOD CULTURE

Additional Information / Notes

N/A