Provision of relevant, clinical information is important to ensure a clinically relevant result Always provide/record: • specimen source - anatomical site and type • current anti-fungal therapy and start date • relevant clinical history • travel history • Is there a history or recurrent disease? • Are there any predisposing factors (e.g. contact with known case, close animal contact, impaired cell-mediated immunity, HIV, steroid therapy, post transplant, diabetes, local trauma)
Collection Device/Tube Type:
Fungal collection kit (envelope contains folded black manila paper)
Collection Instructions:
Handling and Storage:
Room temperature
Rejection Criteria:
Mislabelled or unlabelled specimen/requisition
Scrapings received on a swab in transport medium
Plastic container in which the scrapings cannot be seen