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Fungus Blood Culture
MessageNOTE: For blood culture for YEAST, order routine blood culture (C B)
Test Code
C BLF
Alias/See Also
Fungus Culture Blood
CPT Codes
87103
Preferred Specimen
- Call Laboratory for SPS (sodium polyanethol sulfonate) tube(s).
- Blood collected directly into a Myco F/ Lytic blood culture bottle.
- Describe the type of blood collection if known, in the Additional source information, such as:
- Blood Peripheral
- Blood, Central Line
- Blood, Red Lumen
- Blood, Arterial
- Blood, Broviac
- Blood, White Lumen
- Describe the type of blood collection if known, in the Additional source information, such as:
Minimum Volume
SPS Tubes
Myco F/ Lytic Bactec Bottle
- Draw volume = 8.3 mL
- NOTE: No pediatric SPS tube(s) available. Use the standard SPS tube for pediatric patients
Myco F/ Lytic Bactec Bottle
- 3mL-5mL- optimal for recovery of pathogens
- 1mL-5mL- minimal
Transport Container
SPS tube
Myco F/ Lytic blood culture bottle
Myco F/ Lytic blood culture bottle
Transport Temperature
Ambient / Room temperature
Specimen Stability
- Send to the Lab within 2 hours of collection.
- Time from collection to arrival for processing at Lab should never exceed 72 hours for SPS tubes.
- Myco F/ Lytic blood culture bottles are stable for 96 hours at room temperature.
- DO NOT refrigerate specimens.
- DO NOT place specimens on ice.
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
- SPS with less than 6ml in tube.
- Non SPS tubes such as Acid Citrate Dextrose (ACD) yellow top, EDTA, Red Top Tubes.
- Any expired tubes or bottles.
- Any specimen received on ice or refrigerated.
Clinical Significance
Yeasts and molds may be causes of fungemia. Blood culture results may aid in the diagnosis of systemic fungal infections.
