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Methodology
Plated to Mycobiotic AgarPerforming Laboratory
Sky Lakes Medical Center-MicrobiologySpecimen Requirements
Specimen source is required.
Submit only 1 of the following specimens:
Specimen Type: Hair
Container/Tube: Sterile container
Specimen Volume: At least 5 to 10 infected hairs
Collection Instructions: Label container with patient’s name (first and last), medical record number or date of birth, specimen source, and date and time of collection.
Specimen Type: Nail scrapings
Container/Tube: Sterile container
Specimen Volume: Entire collection
Collection Instructions:
1. Wipe nail with 70% alcohol.
2. Scrape outer surface of nail and discard.
3. Collect scraping from deeper, diseased areas of nail.
4. Label container with patient’s name (first and last), medical record number or date of birth, specimen source, and date and time of collection.
Specimen Type: Skin scrapings
Container/Tube: Sterile container
Specimen Volume: Entire collection
Collection Instructions:
1. Clean skin with 70% alcohol.
2. Scrape advancing edge of lesion with a sterile glass slide into container.
3. Label container with patient’s name (first and last), medical record number or date of birth, specimen source, and date and time of collection.
Specimen Transport Temperature
Ambient 72 hours/Frozen NO/Refrigerate NOReference Values
NegativeIf positive, fungus or yeast will be identified.
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through SundayTest Classification and CPT Coding
87101-Mold or yeast isolation; presumptive identification of isolates, skin, hair, or nail87106-Definitive identification of each organism; yeast (if appropriate)
87107-Definitive identification of each organism; mold (if appropriate)