The University of Iowa (UIHC)
Department of Pathology
LABORATORY SERVICES HANDBOOK

MAFB, Mycobacterium TB Complex DNA, PCR
Order Code: AFBMYCO
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or IPR Req 		  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527 
Specimen
 
Sputum
Collection Medium:
Miscellaneous container; contact laboratory 


Minimum:


5 mL sputum, collected in early morning.


Delivery Instructions:


Submit specimen to laboratory as soon as possible after collection.


Specimen
Instructions:


1 mL CSF or 1 mL Bronchial Wash or 1 mL Pleural Fluid is also 
acceptable.


Analytic Time:


1 week


Reference Range:


Not Detected


Methodology:


Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)


CPT Code:


87556




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Updated: 01/23/2008

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