Histoplasma/Blastomyces PCR

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• Specimen Type: Fluid
• Frequency: Setup: Mon-Fri; Analytic time 1 day
• Instructions: 1mL body fluid (Fld, CSf, bone Marrow) or 1mL respiratory specimen (BAL, bronchial washing, sputum) Refrigerate.
• Text: Specimen must arrive within 7 days of collection; specimen >7 days will be rejected. The high sensitivity of amplification by PCR requires the specimen to be processed in an environment in which contamination of the specimen by Histoplasma or Blastomyces species DNA is not likely.
• Methodology: Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)