Alberta Precision Laboratories

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Organization:

Alberta Precision Laboratories

Test Name/Synonym:

Fungal Organism Identification / Susceptibility Testing -
Reference / Referral Testing of Isolates
(Synonym: Fungus, Mold, Mould, Yeast, Dermatophyte, Dimorphic Fungi, Systemic Mycoses, Aspergillus, Blastomyces dermatitidis, Histoplasma capsulatum, Coccidioides immitis, C. posadasii, Cryptococcus neoformans, C. gattii, Candida, Sporothrix, Talaromyces marneffei, Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, Tinea)

Test Includes:

Organism identification
Susceptibility testing (upon request)

Specimen Type:

Fungal isolate (yeast or mold)

Test Resources:

Reference Organism and Surveillance Requisition

Transportation:

For query or confirmed Blastomyces, Coccidioides, Histoplasma species and other Risk Group 3 (RG3) organisms:

Ship as Category A: Isolates growing in culture:

Refer to https://tc.canada.ca/en/corporate-services/acts-regulations/list-regulations/transportation-dangerous-goods-regulations
APL personnel - refer to HSM14 Transport of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Program

For Risk Group 2 (RG2) fungal organisms:

Ship as Category B: Isolates growing in culture:

Refer to https://tc.canada.ca/en/corporate-services/acts-regulations/list-regulations/transportation-dangerous-goods-regulations
APL personnel - refer to HSM14 Transport of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Program

Testing Area:

Mycology

Performing Site:

Provincial Laboratory for Public Health (Edmonton)

Additional Test Information:

For culture of fungi from clinical specimens, see Fungal Culture.

Last Updated On:

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Date of Last Review:

Jul 3 2024 12:00AM