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Acid-Fast Bacilli ID, Sequencing and Stain, Paraffin Block

Message
PLEASE CALL PATHOLOGY AT 43240


Test Code
90870


Preferred Specimen
Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue block


Transport Container
IHC specimen transport kit


Transport Temperature
Room temperature


Specimen Stability
Room temperature: Indefinitely
Refrigerated: Indefinitely
Frozen: Unacceptable


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Received frozen


Methodology
Sequencing

FDA Status
This test is not available for New York patient testing.

Setup Schedule
Fri


Clinical Significance
Sequence ID of AFB directly from Paraffin blocks will aid in the rapid ID of these organisms from tissues, especially if the tissue had been previously fixed in formalin and not cultured for AFB.




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