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MICROBIOLOGY

Procedure Name Specimen Type AKA
ABSCESS AFB CULTURE Other AFB CULTURE ABSCESS, ABSCESS MYCOBACTERIA CULTURE, MYCOBACTERIA ABSCESS CULTURE
ABSCESS FUNGUS CULTURE Other FUNGUS CULTURE ABSCESS
ABSCESS ROUTINE CULTURE Other ABSCESS CULTURE, PUS CULTURE
ACANTHAMOEBA CULTURE Other ACANTHAMOEBA
AEROBIC CULTURE Other ROUTINE CULTURE
AEROBIC CULTURE URINE Other  
AEROBIC ORGANISM IDENTIFICATION & SENSITIVITY Other  
AFB BLOOD CULTURE Blood MAI BLOOD CULTURE, BLOOD CULTURE FOR AFB, BLOOD CULTURE FOR MAI, BLOOD CULTURE FOR MAC, MAC BLOOD CULTURE
AFB IDENTIFICATION & SENSITIVITIES Other  
AFB SMEAR Other ACID FAST SMEAR, ZIEHL-NEELSEN STAIN, TB SMEAR, AURAMINE STAIN, AFB STAIN
ANAEROBIC CULTURE Other ANAEROBIC CULTURE ABSCESS, ANAEROBIC CULTURE BODY FLUID, ANAEROBIC CULTURE BODY TISSUE, ANAEROBIC CULTURE WOUND, ANAEROBIC CULTURE BLOOD
ANAEROBIC IDENTIFICATION & SENSITIVITY Other  
ANTIBIOTIC LEVEL, 5FC, ITRA, INH, RIFABUTIN,  FLUCON, VORICON, POSACON Blood 5FC LEVEL, FLUCYTOSINE LEVEL, ITRACONAZOLE LEVEL, FLUCONAZOLE LEVEL, ANTIBIOTIC LEVEL
ASPERGILLUS GALACTOMANNAN  -  (SEND OUT) Blood / Bronch Wash ASPERGILLUS GALACTOMANNAN by EIA
ASO (ANTI-STREPTOLYSIN O) TITER Blood  
B. PERTUSSIS PCR  -  (SENDOUT) Other  
BLOOD CULTURE Blood ROUTINE BLOOD CULTURE
BLOOD FUNGUS Blood FUNGAL BLOOD CULTURE, FUNGUS CULTURE FOR BLOOD, BLOOD FUNGAL CULTURE
Blood Culture for AFB (blood) Blood  
BODY FLUID Other BODY FLUID CULTURE, AMNIOTIC FLUID, ABDOMINAL FLUID, JOINT FLUID, PERICARDIAL FLUID, PLEURAL FLUID
BODY FLUID AFB CULTURE Other AFB CULTURE BODY FLUID, TB CULTURE BODY FLUID, BODY FLUID MYCOBACTERIA CULTURE, MYCOBACTERIA CULTURE BODY FLUID, BODY FLUID TB CULTURE
BODY FLUID FUNGAL CULTURE Other FUNGAL CULTURE BODY FLUID, ABDOMINAL FLUID FUNGAL CULTURE, PLEURAL FLUID FUNGAL CULTURE, JOINT FLUID FUNGAL CULTURE, FUNGAL CULTURE ABDOMINAL FLUID, FUNGAL CULTURE PLEURAL FLUID
BODY TISSUE ROUTINE CULTURE Other BIOPSY CULTURE, ROUTINE, QUANTITATIVE TISSUE CULTURE, SURGICAL SPECIMEN
C. DIFFICILE TOXIN Other C. DIFF TOXIN
CAMPYLOBACTER CULTURE Other CAMPY CULTURE, CULTURE FOR CAMPYLOBACTER
CEREBROSPINAL FLUID AFB CULTURE Spinal Fluid CSF AFB CULTURE, AFB CULTURE-CSF, ACID FAST CULTURE CSF, SPINAL FLUID AFB CULTURE, VENTRICULAR FLUID AFB CULTURE, LUMBAR PUNCTURE FLUID AFB CULTURE
CEREBROSPINAL FLUID (CSF) CULTURE Spinal Fluid CSF CULTURE, ROUTINE CSF CULTURE, SPINAL FLUID CULTURE, VENTRICULAR FLUID CULTURE, LUMBAR PUNCTURE
CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FUNGAL CULTURE Spinal Fluid CSF FUNGAL CULTURE, FUNGAL CULTURE CSF, SPINAL FLUID FUNGAL CULTURE, VENTRICULAR FLUID FUNGAL CULTURE, LUMBAR PUNCTURE FLD. FUNGAL CULTURE
CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS & NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE DNA PROBE Other  
CMV DETECTION BY PCR Blood PCR - CMV -  QUANT
CMV DETECTION BY PCR Spinal Fluid PCR - CMV - QUANT
CMV DETECTION BY PCR - AMNIOTIC FL Other CMV PCR - QUANT
COCCIDIOIDES COMPLEMENT FIXATION Spinal Fluid COCCI COMP FIX, COCCI CF
COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS IMMUNODIFFUSION Blood COCCI AGAR GEL DIFFUSION, COCCI ID
COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS IMMUNODIFFUSION Spinal Fluid COCCI AGAR GEL DIFFUSION, COCCI ID
COCCIDIOIDES COMPLEMENT FIXATION Blood  
CRYPTOCOCCAL ANTIGEN Blood CRYPTO AG
CRYPTOCOCCAL ANTIGEN Spinal Fluid CRYPTO AG
CRYPTOSPORIDIUM SMEAR Other ACID-FAST STAIN FOR CRYPTOSPORIDIUM, CRYPTOSPORIDIUM STAIN, SMEAR FOR CRYPTOSPORIDIUM
DARKFIELD EXAM Other TREPONEMA PALLIDUM EXAM
E. COLI 0157 Other  
FAT STAIN Other FECAL FAT, STAIN FOR FECAL FAT, QUALITATIVE FAT, SUDAN IV STAIN, NEUTRAL FAT, STOOL, FATTY ACIDS, STOOL
FUNGAL IDENTIFICATION & SENSITIVITIES Other  
GENITAL CULTURE Other CERVIX CULTURE, GC CULTURE, VAGINAL CULTURE, URETHRAL CULTURE
GIEMSA STAIN Other  
GIARDIA FA Other  
GRAM STAIN Other GRAM SMEAR, DIRECT, GRAM SMEAR, PRIMARY, GRAM STAIN SMEAR
HELICOBACTER PYLORI ANTIBODY-ELISA Blood H.PYLORI AB
HELICOBACTER PYLORI ANTIGEN Stool H.PYLORI AG
HEPATITIS C GENOTYPING  Blood  
HEPATITIS C RNA, QUANTATATIVE Blood HEPATITIS C RNA PCR, HEP C PCR
HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS BY PCR Spinal Fluid HSV PCR
HISTOPLASMA AB IMMUNODIFFUSION -  (SENDOUT) Blood HISTO AB ID
HISTOPLASMA ANTIGEN IMMUNOASSAY  -  (SENDOUT) Urine HISTO AG
HIV DETECTION BY PCR, ULTRASENSITIVE HIV DETECTION Blood HIV VIRAL LOAD
HIV-1,2  ANTIBODY RAPID TEST Blood  
HEPATITIS DELTA  -  (SENDOUT) Blood HEP D, DELTA
INDIA INK Spinal Fluid  
KOH PREP Other  
LEGIONELLA ANTIGEN Urine  
LEGIONELLA CULTURE Other  LEGIONELLA FA, FA FOR LEGIONELLA
LYME DISEASE SEROLOGY Blood  
MICROSPORIDIUM STAIN - STOOL Other  
MODIFIED ACID FAST STAIN Other MODIFIED AFB STAIN, MODIFIED ZIEHL-NEELSEN STAIN
MONO SCREEN Blood HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY
MTD Other MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS DIRECT
OCCULT BLOOD Other  
PERTUSSIS PCR Other  
RAPID INFLUENZA Other  
RAPID STREP Other GROUP A STREP
RESPIRATORY VIAAL CULTURES Other  
ROUTINE SPUTUM CULTURE Other SPUTUM CULTURE ROUTINE, LUKENS-TRAP, INDUCED SPUTUM, RESPIRATORY ROUTINE CULTURE
RPR Blood RAPID PLASMA REAGIN, SYPHILIS SEROLOGY
SPUTUM AFB CULTURE Other SPUTUM TB CULTURE, AFB CULTURE SPUTUM, TB CULTURE SPUTUM, RESPIRATORY AFB CULTURE
SPUTUM FUNGAL CULTURE Other FUNGAL CULTURE SPUTUM, RESPIRATORY FUNGAL CULTURE, FUNGAL CULTURE RESPIRATORY
STERILITY CHECK Other  
STOOL AFB CULTURE Other AFB STOOL CULTURE, STOOL MYCOBACTERIAL CULTURE
STOOL CULTURE Other FECAL CULTURE, ROUTINE STOOL CULTURE
STOOL OVA AND PARASITE EXAM Other OVA AND PARASITE, OVA AND PARASITE EXAM, STOOL FOR PARASITES, PARASITES, O AND P
STREP SCREEN (GROUP B) Other  
STREPTOCOCCUS CULTURE Other  
SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING Other SENSITIVITY TESTING, MIC, MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION, DILUTION SENSITIVITIES
TOXOPLASMA IgG Blood TOXO ELISA
TOXOPLASMOSIS IgM Blood  
TPPA Blood TPHA, MICROHEMAGGLUTINATION-TREP PALLIDUM
TRICHROME STAIN FOR PARASITES Other TRICHROME STAIN, PARASITE STAIN
URINE AFB CULTURE Urine AFB URINE CULTURE, URINE FOR AFB CULTURE
URINE FUNGAL CULTURE Urine FUNGAL CULTURE, URINE, URINE CULTURE FOR FUNGUS
URINE CULTURE Urine ROUTINE URINE CULTURE, URINE ROUTINE CULTURE
VDRL Spinal Fluid SYPHILIS SEROLOGY
WET MOUNT Other  
WHITE BLOOD CELL STAIN - STOOL Other WBC STAIN - STOOL, METHYLENE BLUE STAIN FOR WBC'S, GIEMSA STAIN FOR WBC'S - STOOL, WBC - STOOL
WOUND AFB CULTURE Other AFB CULTURE WOUND, WOUND MYCOBACTERIA CULTURE, MYCOBACTERIA CULTURE WOUND
WOUND CULTURE Other WOUND OR DRAINAGE CULTURE, WOUND ROUTINE CULTURE, DRAINAGE CULTURE
WOUND FUNGUS CULTURE Other FUNGUS CULTURE WOUND, FUNGUS CULTURE DRAINAGE, DRAINAGE FUNGUS CULTURE
YERSINIA CULTURE

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CULTURE FOR YERSINIA