Fungal Culture; Fungal Smear
Skin, Hair or Nails in a sterile, dry, tightly sealed plastic container
Ambient
For all three specimen type collection instructions please see Addendum D
No Growth
Specimens are inoculated onto artificial growth media and incubated sufficient time to allow growth of the suspected microbe. Media type, incubation conditions and period of incubation may vary with the type of microorganism suspected.
Positive Immediately / Final Negative 4 weeks
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87101, 87220 (Reflexes 87106, 87107)