Antifungal Suscep 9 Drugs
Test ID:
705696
CPT code:
87186
Synonyms:
Antifungal Susceptibility Testing
Fungal Susceptibility Testing
Clinical Use:
Routine antifungal susceptibility testing is not recommended. Testing may be warranted under certain circumstances such as:
• aid in patient management of refractory oropharyngeal infections due to Candida spp in patients who appear to be experiencing therapeutic failure of the standard antifungal agents at standard doses;
• aid in management of invasive infections due to Candida spp when the utility of the azole antifungal agents (ie, fluconazole, itraconazole) is uncertain (ie, non-Candida albicans isolate);
• establish antibiograms for a specific institution.
Specimen Type:
Pure culture yeast isolate
Requested Volume:
Pure culture yeast isolate
Container Type:
Mycology or bacterial culture medium (slant or plate) packaged as an etiologic agent (ie, Sabouraud dextrose, SABHI, BHI, chocolate, etc)
Storage Instructions:
Room Temperature
Rejection Criteria
Isolate nonviable; nonyeast isolate (eg, bacteria or mold); unlabeled specimen or name discrepancy between specimen and request label
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