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Fungal Panel 179
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Test Code
FUNPAN
Alias/See Also
7649
CPT Codes
86606;86612;86635;86698
Includes
Includes: Aspergillus Antibody, Immunodiffusion(20341), Blastomyces Antibody, Immunodiffusion(932), Coccidioides Antibody, Immunodiffusion(908), Histoplasma Antibody, Immunodiffusion(526)
Preferred Specimen
1 mL serum (minimum 0.5 mL)-- Freeze once specimen is received at Sandridge
Instructions
SST or Red top: Avoid hemolysis. Invert a minimum of 5 times, then allow to clot in an upright position for 30 minutes. Centrifuge the the tube for at least 10 minutes. Keep tightly stoppered.
Transport Container
SST (speckled top), Red top , Plastic Vial (transfer) tube
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated (preferred)
Specimen Stability
Room Temperature = n/a
Refrigerated = 3 days -- Freeze once specimen is received at Sandridge
Frozen = at least 7 days
Refrigerated = 3 days -- Freeze once specimen is received at Sandridge
Frozen = at least 7 days
Performing Laboratory
CompuNet Clinical Laboratories, LLC
2308 Sandridge Drive
Moraine, Ohio 45439
Last Updated: November 22, 2021