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Fungitell
| Test Name: | Fungitell | ||
| Epic Order Code: | LAB5207 | ||
| CPT Code: | 87449 | ||
| Specimen(s) Type: | Serum, 1.0 mL | ||
| Acceptable Container(s): |  Top is gold. | ||
| Testing Schedule: | Monday-Saturday | ||
| Turn Around Time: | STAT: NA | ||
| Routine: 2-4 days | |||
| Collection Information: | No special patient preparation is required. Obtain by standard collection procedures. Collect in gold top SST only. | ||
| Transport Information: | Deliver to lab immediately. All specimens must be signed into the laboratory. | ||
| Reference Clients: | If unable to deliver to the lab within 1 hour, centrifuge the specimen, store and transport at -20° C within 2 days. Do not open the SST. | ||
| Causes for Rejection: | Improperly labeled, incorrect container, contaminated, insufficient volume, incorrect/delay in transport. | ||
| Reference Range: | See patient report. | ||
| Additional Information: | A negative test result cannot rule out the diagnosis of invasive fungal disease. Patients at risk for invasive fungal disease should be tested twice per week. | ||
| The performance of the Fungitell-D Glucan assay has not been evaluated with specimens from neonates and infants <6 months of age. | |||
| Patients whose GI tract is colonized with Candida and have mucositis may have a positive Fungitell-D Glucan assay result without invasive fungal disease. | |||