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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