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Yeast Screen

Test Code
LAB241


Alias/See Also
CXYST; Yeast Culture; Candida Screen


CPT Codes
87101

Includes
Gram smear for yeast and yeast culture


Instructions
Body fluid, tissue, urine, sputum, eSwab™


Specimen Stability
  • Room temperature for body fluids, tissue, and eSwab™; refrigerate urine and sputum


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Failure to follow proper collection/handling procedures


Methodology
Culture

Setup Schedule
Daily


Report Available
3 days (longer if workup is ongoing)


Reference Range
No yeast recovered




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