UW Hospital and Clinics Lab Test Directory
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Coccidioides Antigen
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MISC / RMISC
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| CPT Code(s): |
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87449
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Testing will be sent to an approved reference laboratory.
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Specimen Requirements
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BAL: Sterile screw cap container
Blood: 9 mL red top or green top tube
Body Fluid: Sterile screw cap container
CSF: Numbered specimen tube from sterile disposable
lumbar puncture tray
Urine: Sterile screw cap container
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Preferred: See collection instructions.
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| Volume Required: |
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Preferred: 1 mL
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| Specimen Processing: |
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Blood: Centrifuge. Transfer cell-free serum to plastic vial. Refrigerate.
Other specimen types: Refrigerate.
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| Unacceptable Criteria: |
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Tissue, sputum, stool, or bone marrow aspirate. Samples in transport media or cyto Thin Prep.
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Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: Indefinite
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Interpretation
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Sputolysin and NaOH are both interfering substances.
Cross reactions may occur with paracoccidioidomycosis, penicilliosis, aspergillosis, and sporotrichosis.
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