Acid-fast Organism Identification by PCR, MALDI-TOF and/or Sequencing
- Laboratory
- Labcorp
- Test code
- 183158
- Specimen
- Isolated acid-fast bacillus (AFB) on agar or egg-based media; broth system positive for AFB (ensure it is not contaminated with non acid-fast bacteria)
- Fasting
- Not stated
- Turnaround
- 15 - 24 days
Laboratory assay overview
This test is used to identify acid-fast bacteria referred from another laboratory that has performed the culture of the clinical sample. Note: PCR testing for identification of M. avium complex and M. tuberculosis complex will be performed on VersaTREK liquid-based broth submissions only. Organisms not identified by PCR will have additional charges for identification by MALDI-TOF and/or nucleic acid sequencing.
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