Specimen Requirements
Title
Fungitell w/ Reflex to Titer, Serum
Specimen Requirement
Draw blood in a SST. Centrifuge, remove serum from cells and send 1.0 mL serum (0.5 mL minimum) frozen screw-capped plastic vial.
Alternate Specimen:
| Serum: Red-top |
Rejection Criteria: Grossly hemolyzed or lipemic specimens, heel or fingerstick samples, room temperature specimens, patients <6 months of age.
Methodology
Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) Pathway
Stability
Room Temperature: 4 days; Refrigerated: 7 days; Frozen: 1 month
Reference Range
By Report*
Turnaround
3-5 days
Clinical Use
Test Code
FGTWM