14 days
Microbroth dilution (MIC)
Cause for Rejection: Isolate nonviable, yeast isolate other than Candida species (e.g., Cryptococcus species), nonyeast isolate (e.g., bacteria or mould), unlabeled specimen or name discrepancy between specimen and request label.
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Assesses yeast resistance to caspofungin. Helps guide antifungal treatment, especially in Candida infections.
Yeast isolated from a primary clinical specimen on a submitted mycological or bacterial medium
Pure culture yeast isolate on solid medium
Solid medium, tightly sealed, in etiologic agent packaging
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.
Candida species derived from cultured clinical specimen. Send pure culture on maintenance media. Maintain subculture at submitting laboratory. Organism must be actively growing in pure culture. Do not submit mixed cultures.
| Temperature | Period |
|---|---|
| Maintain specimen at Room temperature | Contact Technical Support |