KOH (potassium hydroxide) For Fungus KOHP
Method(s) | Light Microscopy/Fluorescent Microscopy |
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Specimen Required | |
Collect | Skin scrapings, hair. |
Transport | Send specimen at 20-25ºC. Please specify source of specimen on the test requisition |
Stability | Ambient: 1 week Refrigerated: 1 week |
Schedule | Daily |
Billing Code | 3010102 |
CPTCode | 87220 |
Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s) | |
Reference Interval | |
No yeast or hyphal elements seen. |