ACID-FAST SMEAR, BRIGHT LIGHT
Marquette General Health System
Alpha Code |
MICRO.RQN. | |
MGH LIS Test No |
539 | |
Schedule |
Monday - Friday | |
Testing Time |
1 - 2 days | |
Testing Lab |
Marquette General Hospital | |
QORR Test Code |
AFSBL | |
Type |
See collection notes. | |
Volume |
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Temperature |
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Preservative |
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Collection Info |
Transportation: Inpatient Room temperature; Reference lab refrigerate. Specimen source is required. Place specimenin a sterile screw capped container and forward promptly. Note: complete appropriate form: Inpatient: Microbiology request form. Reference: Reference lab request form. |
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Clinical Utilities
Detection of acid-fast bacilli, Nocardia species, Cyclospora.
CPT Codes
87206
Reference Range
Negative
Component Information
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Reference Lab Home Page
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