Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Fungitell Beta-D-Glucan, BAL Build info

Synonyms

  • FUNGITELL B-D-GLUCAN BAL
  • FUNGITELL B-D-GLUCAN BAL
  • Invasive Fungal Disease
  • Beta- D-Glucan
  • LAB10455

Procedure Name

FUNGITELL B-D-GLUCAN BAL

Procedure Master Number

LAB10455

Procedure ID

111414

Clinical Info

The Fungitell ß-D Glucan assay is indicated for the presumptive diagnosis of invasive fungal disease through detection of elevated levels of (1,3)- ß-D-glucan in serum.

Specimen Sources

 BAL

Specimen Types

 Body Fluid

Container

Sterile

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube:  A sterile, screw-cap tub
Specimen: 1-3 mL BAL Fluid (minimum volume 0.5 mL).
Transport Temperature: Frozen BAL Fluid

Specimen Volume

1-3 mL BAL Fluid (minimum volume 0.5 mL).

Transport Instructions

Frozen BAL Fluid

Specimen Stability

Methodology

Modification of the Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) pathway

Days Performed

Performing Laboratory

Viracor Eurofins Clinical Diagnostics

CPT

87449
 
TAT: 1 - 2 Days

PDM

 5900322

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Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
FUNGITELL B-D-GLUCAN BAL RESULT FUNGITBDGLU FUNGITELL BD GLUCAN BAL RESULT Fungitell B-D-Glucan, BAL

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