Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Aspergillus Molecular Detection Panel, BAL

Synonyms

ASPBALPCR
ASPERGILLUS RT-PCR PANEL- BAL
LAB14520

Cerner Name

Clinical Info

The Aspergillus PCR panel is comprised of 3 real-time PCR assays: a Pan-Aspergillus assay that detects all Aspergillus species, an
A. fumigatus assay that detects the most common Aspergillus species, and an A. terreus assay that detects a clinically important
Aspergillus species that is resistant to Amphotericin B.

Specimen Sources

BAL

Specimen Types

Body Fluid

Specimen Volume

2.0 mL BAL (Min 0.5 mL)

Container

Sterile Screw Top Container

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Sterile Screw Top Container
Specimen:2.0 mL BAL (Min 0.5 mL)

Transport Instructions

Frozen

Specimen Stability

4 Days Frozen Temperature

Methodology

Real - Time, Qualitative PCR

Days Performed

TAT: 1-2 Days

Performing Laboratory

Eurofins-Viracor

CPT

87798 X 3

PDM

255033

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Orderable Everywhere

Results

Component Name	Base Name	Common Name	External Name
PAN ASPERGILLUS	ASPERGILLUS	PAN ASPERGILLUS	Pan Aspergillus
A. FUMIGATUS	ASPERFUMIGG	ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS	A. fumigatus
A. TERREUS	ASPTERR	ASPERGILLUS TERREUS	A. terreus

Result Interpretation

Not detected

Forms

LAB14520

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