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HelpTest Code LAB20960 Candida auris Exposure Screen
Department
Microbiology
Collection Requirements
1 Gel Bottom Swab, swabing both the axilla and groin area
Primary Collection Container
Swab
Transport
Swab Ambient
Preferred Transport Temperature
Ambient
Stability
Ambient: 48 hours
Reference Range
No Candida auris recovered
Methodology
Culture, may include mass spectrometry
Performed
Sunday – Saturday
Reported
2-5 days
CPT Codes
87012; hIdentification charge billed separately from culture when indicated.
Unacceptable Conditions
Specimens >48 hours, Frozen specimens
Additional Information
Additional identification charges will be performed on any yeast recovered in culture suspect of Candida auris.