Sample type: Bronchoalveolar lavage (BALs)

Test name: PJP PCR a.k.a. Pneumocystis

Condition / Indication: Invasive fungal infection

Special precautions & notes: Please send a clotted blood sample for Beta Glucan

Sample required: Respiratory

Test information required: Patient name, sex and age, Laboratory number

Container: Universal (white top)

Ideal volume (mL): 100µL (Minimum)

Discipline: Mycology Reference Laboratory

Turnaround time: Mean 3 days

Method:

Pathonostics