Test ID: ZG575
CPT code: 87449
LOINC: 42176-8
Specimen Type: SST
Frequency: 4 – 7 days
Instructions: 2.0 mL Serum from SST, Frozen. Min 0.5 mL 0.2 mL pediatric. Do not open or aliqout tube. Send the whole tube, CSF or BAL
Text: The Fungitell assay is indicated for the presumptive diagnosis of invasive fungal disease by detecting elevated levels of (1,3)- ß-D-glucan in serum. Pathogens detected: Candida spp, Acremonium, Aspergillus spp, Coccidioides immitis, Fusarium spp, Histoplasma capsulatum, Trichosporon spp, Sporothrix schenckii, Saccharomyces cerevisiae & Pneumocystis jiroveci
Methodology: Protease Zymogen-Based Colorimetric Assay