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AFB direct smear

Test Code
LAB877


Alias/See Also
LAB6576 (CSF)


CPT Codes
87206

Includes
"Direct smear for AFB, no concentration method employed
No culture included"


Instructions
Sterile container


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Not performed on blood


Methodology
Fluorescent stain

Setup Schedule
daily


Report Available
Within 24 Hours


Reference Range
No acid fast bacilli seen




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