Casandra
Casandra Test Code QD72188Version 1 (DRAFT)
Performing Lab
Susceptibility, Yeast, Comprehensive Panel
Also known as: Aerobic Bacteria and Anaerobic Susceptibility Panels
Clinical Use
Order TestUse
Not provided.
Special Instructions
Not provided.
Limitations
Not provided.
Test Details
Methodology
Culture-based
Biomarkers
9 targets
5 FlucytosineAmphotericin BAnidulafunginCaspofunginFluconazoleItraconazoleMicafunginPosaconazole+1 more
Result Turnaround Time
Not provided.
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Specimen Requirements
Specimen
Other
Volume
1 slant, plate or swab
Minimum Volume
1 slant, plate or swab
Container
double-walled container
Collection Instructions
Pure isolate collected on an agar slant; pure growth of isolated mature colonies of rapidly growing, non‑fastidious yeast including Candida spp. and cryptococcus species, identification of the isolate required
Causes for Rejection
Non‑viable isolates; yeast mixed with filamentous fungi; mixed yeast or yeast mixed with bacteria; mold or filamentous fungi with no yeast; raw samples
Stability Requirements
| Temperature | Period |
|---|---|
| Room Temperature | Determined by viability |
| Refrigerated | Determined by viability |
| Frozen | Unacceptable |