Coccidioides Antigen
Label Mnemonic: COCCIUR
Epic code: LAB8630
Downtime form: A-1a Doctor/Provider Orders - Pathology Core and Specialty Care Nursery
Commercial Mailout Laboratory
6240-8 RCP
356-8593
Specimen(s):
Urine
Specimen Instructions:
Two unique patient identifiers required on specimen container. Specimens with particulate matter or viscosity that would not allow the specimen to be pipetted will be rejected.
Collection Medium:
Yellow top round bottom tube (no additive)
Minimum:
Preferred Minimum: 5 mL urine
Absolute Minimum: 0.5 mL urine
Rejection Criteria:
Tissue, biopsy, sputum, bronchial brush, tracheal aspirate, FNA, bone marrow aspirate, or stool. Samples in transport media, fixative or Isolator tubes.
Turn Around Time:
1 day if specimen is received in reference laboratory by 10:30 am.
1-2 days if specimen is received after 10:30 am at reference laboratory
Positive samples may require confirmation which could extend TAT.
Reference Range:
None Detected
Comments:
Interfering Substances & Cross-Reactions:
Sodium hydroxide and sputolysin. Cross‐reactivity occurs between blastomycosis and histoplasmosis and in paracoccidioidomycosis, penicillosis, coccidioidomycosis, aspergillosis and sporotrichosis.
CPT Code:
87449