Fungal Stain (Calcofluor/KOH)

Synonyms

  • FUNGAL SMEAR
  • FUNGI
  • FUNGUS
  • KOH/CALCOFLOUR WHITE STAIN
  • KOH/CALCOFLUOR STAIN
  • LAB905
  • STAIN FUNGAL

Cerner Name

KOH/Calcoflour White Stain

Clinical Info

Specimen Sources

Abdomen/Peritoneum Abscess Adrenal, Left Adrenal, Right Amniotic Sac Ankle, Left Ankle, Right Anus Appendix Arm, Left Arm, Right Axilla, Left Axilla, Right BAL Back, Lower Back, Upper Bile Duct Brain Breast, Left Breast, Right Buttock, Left Buttock, Right Cerebrospinal Fluid Cheek, Left Cheek, Right Chest Chin Colon Decubitus ulcers Duodenum Ear, Left Ear, Right Elbow, Left Elbow, Right Expectorated Sputum Extranodal Lymphoid Eye, Left Eye, Right Fallopian Tube, Left Fallopian Tube, Right Foot, Left Foot, Right Forehead Frontal sinus Gallbladder Groin Hand, Left Hand, Right Hip, Left Hip, Right Ileum Induced Sputum Jaw, Left Jaw, Right Jejunum Kidney, Left Kidney, Right Knee, Left Knee, Right Labia Larynx Leg, Left Leg, Right Lip, Lower Lip, Upper Liver Lumbar Puncture Lung, Left Lung, Right Lymph Node Mediastinum Meninges/Dura Misc Muscle Nail Nasopharynx Navel Neck Nipple, Left Nipple, Right Nose Oral Mucosa Oropharynx/Throat Ovary, Left Ovary, Right Pancreas Pancreatic Duct Paratubal Cyst Pelvic Pelvis Penis Pericardium Pharynx Prostate Rectum Retroperitoneum Salivary Gland, Left Salivary Gland, Right Scalp Scrotum Shoulder, Left Shoulder, Right Sinus, Nasal Skin Soft Tissue Spleen Testis, Left Testis, Right Thyroid, Isthmus Thyroid, Left Thyroid, Right Thyroid, Total Toe, Left Toe, Right Tongue Tonsil, Left Tonsil, Right Urine, Clean Catch Urine, Nephrostomy Urine, Suprapubic Uterus Vagina Vas Deferens, Left Vas Deferens, Right Vascular Vulva Wound Deep Wrist, Left Wrist, Right Show more...

Specimen Types

Aspirate Body Fluid Cerebrospinal Fluid Hair/Nail Respiratory Skin/Wound Tissue Urine

Specimen Volume

Container

Sterile

Collection Instructions

See individual fungus culture listings for appropriate specimen.
Note:  Specimen source is required on request form for processing.

Transport Instructions

Specimen Stability

Methodology

Microscopic Examination

Days Performed

Monday through Sunday

Performing Laboratories

Northwell Health Laboratories

CPT

87220

PDM

6201162

Results

Result Interpretation

No fungal elements seen

Forms
ID Micro LAB905 build edit