Specimen:
Collect
- Respiratory Secretion(s) in One Sterile Specimen Container
Submit
- 5 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Respiratory Secretion(s) in Sterile Specimen Container. Submit Refrigerated.
Rejection Criteria
- Tissue
- Slide
Swab
Stability
Ambient: 2 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 1 Week(s); Frozen: Unacceptable; Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology
- Direct Fluorescent Antibody Stain
Performed
Sun-Sat
Reported
3-5 Day(s)
CPT Codes
- 87281
- 87015
Interpretive Data
Please see report for interpretive data.
Components
- 91673 - SOURCE
- 91608 - PNEUMO JIROVECII
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