Fungal Culture
30 days
Culture
Accredited NRL Laboratory
Daily
General fungal culture to identify yeasts or molds in clinical specimens. Essential in diagnosing fungal infections.
Aspirate biopsy body fluid BAL nails hair skin sinus sputum stool Urine or genital
2 mL or 1 cc tissue, whole nails or scrapings, hairs, skin scrapings, 50 mL body fluid
Sterile container with fluid or tissue, bacterial swab transports
No special preparation is required for this test. You may eat, drink, and take your medications as normal, unless instructed otherwise by your healthcare provider.
This test does not require any special collection or pre-analytical handling. Follow routine specimen collection protocols.
| Temperature | Period |
|---|---|
| Room temperature | 7 days |
| Refrigerated | Refrigerate respiratory specimens that are contaminated with oropharyngeal flora -7 days |