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Infectious
Specimen and Container/Tube
Specimen Type: Urine
Preferred Specimen: Urine gray-top tube
Other Acceptable specimens: Sterile, sealable, screw-cap container
Volume
Minimum Volume: 4 mL
Specimen Stability
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Storage Temperature |
Stability |
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Room temperature (20 - 25°C) |
Urine gray-top tube: 48 hours Sterile container: 2 hours |
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Refrigerated (2 - 10°C) |
Sterile container: 24 hours |
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Frozen (-20°C) |
not acceptable |
Collection Instructions
Specimen Collection:
Clean-catch: Mid-stream, early morning specimen is best
Foley catheterized or Texas catheterized: Disinfect tubing with alcohol, aspirate urine through tubing with BD vacutainer Luer-Lok Access device. Do not obtain specimen from bag.
Straight catheterized, bladder Urine (suprapubic aspiration or cytoscopic), Indiana pouch, ileo conduit or stent, neobladder, nephrostomy tube, suprapubic tube: Collected by physician or nurse.
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. If transport is delayed, refrigerate specimens prior to transport, if applicable to specimen type.
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.
Reference Values
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Test |
Age |
Sex |
Reference Range |
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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
CX, FURC, CULTURE, urine, fungal
Last Review Date
11/12/2025