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Culture, Fungus, Blood
Test Code39522
CPT Codes
87103
Includes
If culture is positive, identification will be performed at an additional charge (CPT code(s): 87106, 87107, 87143, or 87149). Yeast susceptibilities will be performed at an additional charge upon request (CPT code(s): 87186).
Preferred Specimen
5 mL whole blood or bone marrow in BACTEC™ Myco F/Lytic aerobic blood bottle
Minimum Volume
1 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
Whole blood in FDA cleared (non-Bactec) blood culture bottle SPS (yellow-top) tube
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: Unacceptable
Frozen: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: Unacceptable
Frozen: Unacceptable
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Specimens in EDTA (lavender-top) tube • Specimens in heparin (green-top) tube • Specimens in citrate, ACD • BACTEC™ Plus Aerobic/F (silver label with gray- top) bottle • BACTEC™ Lytic/10 Anaerobic/F (purple label and cap) bottle • BACTEC™ Peds bottle • Received frozen
Methodology
Conventional culture (bloods cultured by Isolator Methodology)
Setup Schedule
Set up: Daily
Four weeks turn around time. If culture is positive, 1-8 more weeks are required.
Four weeks turn around time. If culture is positive, 1-8 more weeks are required.
Clinical Significance
Fungal infections are most common among hospitalized patients, specifically with indwelling catheters, or who are immunocompromised. Blood culture is a sensitive method to detect invasive fungal infections.
