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Miscellaneous Fungal Culture

Infectious

Specimen and Container/Tube

Specimen Type: Wound, abscess, bile, contaminated fluid collection

Preferred Specimen: Sterile, sealable, screw-cap container, transport swab

Specimen Stability

Storage Temperature

Stability

Room temperature

(20 - 25°C)

24 hours

Refrigerated

(2 - 10°C)

 not acceptable

Frozen

(-20°C)

not acceptable

Collection Instructions

Specimen Collection: 

 

Fluid: Aspirate contents into sterile container.
 
Wounds, lesions, or abscesses: Decontaminate the skin by removing superficial flora before collecting the specimen from advancing margin or base


Specimen Transport: Immediate

Specimen Handling and Transport Instructions

UCMC Onsite Instructions: Collect specimen per standard collection procedure and send to laboratory immediately. 

 

UCMC Offsite and UC MedLab Outreach Instructions: Collect specimen per standard collection procedure and send to laboratory immediately. 

Rejection Criteria

  • Common specimen rejected situations include: incorrect specimen type, insufficient volume, incorrect collection container, missing or incomplete specimen identifiers, incorrect specimen transport, or specimens outside stability limits. 
  • Specimens in lithium heparin tubes will be rejected.

Reference Values

 

Test

Age

Sex

Reference Range

Culture

All

All

Negative

Turnaround Time

Turnaround times are relative to the time the specimen is received in the test laboratory. 

STAT Turnaround Time: not available

Routine Turnaround Time: up to 4 weeks

Testing Schedule: Monday - Sunday

Clinical Indications

  • Aid in the diagnosis of fungal infections.

CPT Codes

87102

LOINC Codes

30687102

Methodology

Conventional fungal culture method

Synonyms/Keyword Search

MISC CX/F, CX, CX/F

Last Review Date

11/14/2025