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Specimen Required
Specimen Type: Urine
Container/Tube: Plastic preservative-free urine container
Specimen Volume: 2 mL
Collection Instructions: Collect 2 mL random urine specimen. Ship specimen refrigerated in a plastic, preservative-free urine container.
Note: Sputolysin and Sodium Hydroxide are interfering substances.
Children's Mercy Hospital
Note:
CMH COLLECTION: 1 mL urine in sterile cup
Specimen Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Specimen Stability Information
| Specimen Type | Temperature | Time | Special Container |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urine | Refrigerated (preferred) | 14 days | |
| Ambient | 48 hours | ||
| Frozen | |||
Reject Due To
| Thawing: | Warm OK; Cold OK |
| Other: | Specimen that is too viscous to pipette. Tissue, biopsy, sputum, bronchial brush, tracheal aspirate, FNA, bone marrow aspirate, stool or samples in transport media, fixative or Isolator tubes |
Day(s) Performed
Monday through Friday
Report Available
3 to 5 daysReporting Name
MVista Coccidioides Ag, UReference Values
Reference interval: None Detected
Results reported as ng/mL in 0.07 - 8.2 ng/mL range
Results above 8.2 ng/mL are reported as 'Positive, Above the Limit of Quantification’
Method Name
Quantitative Sandwich Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA)
Performing Laboratory
MiraVista DiagnosticsCPT Code Information
87449