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MICROBIOLOGY |
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| 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 |
Other |
CULTURE FOR YERSINIA |