Fungus Body Fluid F BF

Synonyms

Culture-Fungal, Body Fluid

Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

Culture - Fungal, Body Fluid

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

Culture - Fungal, Body Fluid

EPIC Order Name

Body Fluid, Fungal Smear and Culture

Clinical Info

This test is for the culture of pathogenic fungi from sterile body fluid specimens. If
candida species are recovered antifungal susceptibility testing will
automatically be performed. Antifungal susceptibility testing for all other
organisms will be done by request only. Fungal cultures are incubated for four
weeks.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Fungal culture of cerebrospinal fluid should be ordered as CSF Fungal Culture.

Specimen Type

Body Fluid

Specimen Volume

Minimum volume:0.5mL

Container

Sterile container

Collection Instructions

1.Disinfect overlying skin with 2% iodine tincture.
2. Aspirate body fluid using a sterile needle and syringe or via surgery. Do
not send syringe with needle attached.
3. Place body fluid in a screw-capped, sterile container. If arriving in a
syringe, needle must be removed prior to transportation.
4. Label container/syringe with patient’s name (first and last), date and
actual time of collection, and type of specimen.
5. Incubate specimen if possible.
6. Maintain sterility and forward promptly at ambient temperature.
Note:  Specimen source is required on request form for processing.*Physician Info:Contact
Laboratory if Dimorphic Fungi such as Blastomyces, Histoplasma, Paracoccidiodes,
Sporothrix, or Coccidiodes are suspected.

Transport Instructions

Transport room
temperature

Specimen Stability

Sample is stable for 3 days at room temperature

Methodology

Culture

Days Performed

7 days/week

Performing Laboratory

Northwell Health Laboratories

CPT

87102

PDM

6201262

Result Interpretation

Forms