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Test Code LAB4513 FUNGAL CULTURE, SKIN, HAIR, NAILS

Infectious

Specimen Type

Hair, Skin, Nails
Submit in a sterile container or ESWAB

Collection Instructions

Nail and Skin: Nail scrapings should be from subsurface portion of infected nail. Skin should be taken from active border of lesion. Transport in sterile container.

 

Hair for Dermatophytes: Submit hair, including base of shaft, in sterile container.

Turnaround Time

4 weeks

Test Schedule

Daily

Method

Culture

Reference Ranges

Fungal growth with ID if applicable

No growth

Synonyms

Fungal Culture, Hair, Skin, Nails; Fungal Skin Culture, Fungal Hair Culture, Fungal Nail Culture

Limitations

Certain sources such as genital and oral specimens should not be routinely cultured for fungus, but instead screened for yeast.

CPT Code

87102

Rejection Criteria

Blood or fixed tissue

Specimen in viral transport media

Charcoal swabs