FUNGAL SMEAR
Name: FUNGAL SMEAR
Mnemonic: FS
Container: Sterile Container or Culturette
Handling: Specimen:
Submit swab of lesion site in a culturette wet sponge. Submit other sources in leakproof containers.
Required Information: Source of specimen
Reported: Routine 24 hours, STAT 1hr
CPT: 87205
Department: Microbiology