Ordering Recommendation

Use to identify fungi from a culture.

New York DOH Approval Status

This test is New York state approved.

Specimen Required

Patient Preparation
Collect

Actively growing mold or yeast in pure culture.

Specimen Preparation

Transport sealed container with pure culture on agar slant. Place each specimen in an individually sealed bag.

Storage/Transport Temperature

Room temperature. If culture is suspected of being a microorganism identified on the IATA list as an infectious substance affecting humans, submit specimen according to Infectious Substance, Category A, shipping guidelines.

Unacceptable Conditions

Mixed cultures or nonviable organisms.

Remarks

Specimen source preferred.

Stability

Ambient: 4 weeks; Refrigerated: 4 weeks; Frozen: Unacceptable

Methodology

Sequencing

Performed

Sun-Sat

Reported

3-8 days

Reference Interval

Interpretive Data



Compliance Category

Laboratory Developed Test (LDT)

Note

Hotline History

N/A

CPT Codes

87153

Components

Component Test Code* Component Chart Name LOINC
0060756 Fungal Identification by ITS rDNA Seq 42804-5
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Aliases

  • Fungal sequencing
  • Mold Identification
  • Yeast Identification
Fungal Identification by ITS rDNA Sequencing