Test Details
Methodology
Microbroth Dilution (MIC)
Use
This test is used to determine the susceptibility of Candida isolates to antifungal agents. Interpretive criteria are provided for certain organism/drug combinations based on clinical data from infections with Candida spp.
Limitations
Susceptibilities cannot be reported if the organism fails to grow in the test medium. Susceptibilities cannot be performed on mixed cultures.
This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by Labcorp. It has not been cleared or approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
Specimen Requirements
Specimen
Pure culture yeast isolate recovered from a primary clinical specimen and identified as Candida species
Volume
Pure culture Candida isolate on solid medium
Minimum Volume
Yeast isolate
Container
A swab transport inoculated with the isolate from a pure culture or an isolate growing on an agar slant in screw-cap container packed as an etiologic agent; maintain a subculture at the submitting laboratory
Collection Instructions
Candida species derived from cultured clinical specimen; send pure culture on maintenance media. Maintain subculture at submitting laboratory. Organism must be actively growing in pure culture. Do not submit mixed cultures.
Storage Instructions
Maintain media at room temperature.
Causes for Rejection
Isolate nonviable; yeast isolate other than Candida species (e.g., Cryptococcus species); non-yeast isolate (e.g., bacteria or mold); unlabeled specimen or name discrepancy between specimen and request label
References
Clinical & Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI). Performance Standards for Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of Yeasts. 3rd ed. CLSI supplement M27M44S; 2022.
LOINC® Map
| Order Code | Order Code Name | Order Loinc | Result Code | Result Code Name | UofM | Result LOINC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 183255 | Yeast Suscep, Isavuconazole | 180969 | Yeast ID | 42804-5 | ||
| 183255 | Yeast Suscep, Isavuconazole | 998274 | Isavuconazole MIC | 85381-2 | ||
| Order Code | 183255 | |||||
| Order Code Name | Yeast Suscep, Isavuconazole | |||||
| Order Loinc | ||||||
| Result Code | 180969 | |||||
| Result Code Name | Yeast ID | |||||
| UofM | ||||||
| Result LOINC | 42804-5 | |||||
| Order Code | 183255 | |||||
| Order Code Name | Yeast Suscep, Isavuconazole | |||||
| Order Loinc | ||||||
| Result Code | 998274 | |||||
| Result Code Name | Isavuconazole MIC | |||||
| UofM | ||||||
| Result LOINC | 85381-2 |
| Order Code | Order Name | Result Code | Result Name | UofM | Result LOINC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reflex 1 | 000000 | Antimicrobial Susceptibility | 000000 | Antimicrobial Susceptibility | N/A | |
| Reflex 1 | ||||||
| Order Code | 000000 | |||||
| Order Name | Antimicrobial Susceptibility | |||||
| Result Code | 000000 | |||||
| Result Name | Antimicrobial Susceptibility | |||||
| UofM | ||||||
| Result LOINC | N/A | |||||