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Yeast screening culture
MessagePerforming Lab: Lakeview
Test Code
5426
Alias/See Also
Sunquest: YSTCS
CPT Codes
87102
Preferred Specimen
Swab (see acceptable specimens), Sputum, Stool or Urine
Minimum Volume
Swab or 1.0 mL specimen
Other Acceptable Specimens
Nose, Throat, Vagina, Rectum or Wound: Culturette Swab (Red Cap)
Eye, Ear or Urogenital, Nasopharyngeal or any Pediatric Sample: Culturette Swab (Green Cap)
Sputum, Stool or Urine: Sterile Container
Eye, Ear or Urogenital, Nasopharyngeal or any Pediatric Sample: Culturette Swab (Green Cap)
Sputum, Stool or Urine: Sterile Container
Instructions
Lakeview order only. All others order YSTC
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Refrigerated Swab: within 48 hours
Refrigerated Sputum, Stool or Urine: within 72 hours
Refrigerated Sputum, Stool or Urine: within 72 hours
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Frozen
Methodology
Culture
Setup Schedule
Daily
Report Available
3 Days
Reference Range
No yeast identified
Clinical Significance
Isolation of yeasts. If further workup required, isolate will be sent to a reference laboratory.
