Pneumocystis jirovecii, Molecular Detection

Synonyms

• LAB10470
• PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVECI PCR

Cerner Name

Pneumocystis jiroveci PCR

Clinical Info

Preferred test for detection of Pneumocystis

Specimen Sources

Abdominal Wall Alveoli Amniotic Sac Ankle, Left Ankle, Right Anus Appendix Arm, Left Arm, Right Ascend Colon Autopsy Axilla, Left Axilla, Right BAL Back, Lower Back, Upper Bladder Brain, Amygdala Brain, Basal Ganglia Brain, Cerebellum Brain, Cerebral Cortex Brain, Hypothalamus Brain, Medulla Brain, Pons Breast, Left Breast, Left Central Breast, Right Breast, Right Central Bronchoalveolar, Left Bronchoalveolar, Right Buttock, Left Buttock, Right CSF, Lumbar Puncture Cervix Cheek Chest, Left Chest, Right Chin Colon, Cecum Diaphragm Ear, Left Ear, Right Elbow, Left Elbow, Right Esophagus Expectorated Sputum Eye, Left Eye, Right Fallopian Tube, Left Fallopian Tube, Right Fetus Foot, Left Foot, Right Forearm, Left Forearm, Right Forehead Foreskin Gallbladder Hand, Digit Left Hand, Digit Right Hand, Left Hand, Right Heart Hip, Left Hip, Right Induced Sputum Kidney, Left Kidney, Right Knee, Left Knee, Right Large Intestine, Left/Descending Colon Large Intestine, Rectum Larynx Leg, Left Leg, Right Lip, Lower Lip, Upper Liver Lung, Left Lower Lobe Lung, Left Upper Lobe Lung, Right Lower Lobe Lung, Right Middle Lobe Lung, Right Upper Lobe Mediastinum Meninges/Dura Naris, Left Naris, Right Nasal/Nasopharynx Neck Nose Oral Cavity Oropharynx Ostomy Pouch Other Ovary, Left Ovary, Right Pancreas Penis Pericardium Placenta Prostate Retroperitoneum Sacral Scalp Scrotum Shoulder, Left Shoulder, Right Sigmoid Colon Small Intestine, Duodenum Small Intestine, Ileum Small Intestine, Jejunum Spinal Cord Spine, Cervical Spine, Lumbar Spleen Stomach Sympathetic Ganglion Testicular Appendage Testis, Left Testis, Right Thigh, Left Thigh, Right Thoracic Throat Thymus Thyroid Toe, Left Toe, Right Tongue Trachea Transverse Colon Umbilical Cord Ureter, Left Ureter, Right Urethra Uterus Vagina Vas Deferens, Left Vas Deferens, Right Vulva Wrist, Left Wrist, Right Show more...

Specimen Types

Bronchial/BAL Pleural Fluid Respiratory Sputum Tissue Tracheal Secretions Wash

Specimen Volume

Container

Sterile

Collection Instructions

Specimen must arrive within 7 days of collection; specimens older than 7 days will be rejected.
The high sensitivity of amplification by PCR requires the specimen to be processed in an environment in which contamination of the specimen by Pneumocystis species DNA is unlikely.
Submit only 1 of the following specimens:
Preferred
Specimen Type: Body fluid
Sources: Pleural
Container/Tube: Sterile container
Specimen Volume: 1 mL 0.5 mL min)

Specimen Type: Respiratory
Sources: Bronchoalveolar lavage, bronchial washing, tracheal secretions, or sputum
Container/Tube: Sterile container
Specimen Volume: 1 mL (0.5 mL min)

Specimen Type: Tissue
Sources: Respiratory
Container/Tube: Sterile container
Specimen Volume: 5-10 mm
Collection Instructions:
1. Submit fresh tissue.
2. Keep tissue moist with sterile water or sterile saline

Acceptable
Specimen Type: NALC/NaOH-digested respiratory specimens
Sources: Lavage fluid, bronchial washing, respiratory fluid, sputum, or tracheal secretion
Container/Tube: Sterile container
Specimen Volume: 2 mL
Rejection: Body fluid other than pleural fluid, blood, bone, non-respiratory tissue, bone marrow, organ tissues other than lung, paraffin-embedded tissue Specimen in anaerobe vial or viral transport medium Feces Swab Tissue in formalin fluid Urine Specimen;<7 days old

Transport Instructions

Specimen Stability

7 Days Refrigerated
7 Days Frozen

Methodology

Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

Days Performed

TAT: 2 -4 Days

Performing Laboratories

Mayo Medical Laboratories

CPT

87594
LOINC Code: 89996-3

PDM

1959069

Results

Result Interpretation

Forms