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Last Updated: July 15, 2024 @ 9:13 am

91608

Pneumocystis jiroveci DFA

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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