HPCDP – “Histoplasma capsulatum DNA, Real-Time PCR”

Update to specimen requirements, alternate specimen, rejection criteria, and stability.

Specimen Preparation: Send 5.0 mL whole blood. 

Transport Temperature: Refrigerated (cold packs)

Alternate Specimen: 1.0 mL bronchial lavage wash (BAL), CSF, random urine collected in a sterile plastic screw cap container, 3 cubic mm tissue collected in a sterile screw capped plastic container. 

Rejection Criteria: Yellow ACD, heparinized whole blood or fixed tissue. 

Stability: Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 30 days