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About this Test
Determination of the antifungal susceptibility of pure isolates for fluconazole, itraconazole, voriconazole, and posaconazole.
Specimen
Pure fungal isolate
Detection of Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of anthrax, by culture.
One or more of the following:
Identification of a wide variety of bacterial pathogens in livestock species by aerobic and anaerobic culture.
Identification of acid-fast bacterial pathogens by acid fast stain / differential stain.
Identification of bacterial pathogens requiring an anaerobic environment by culture.
Classification of bacterial organism based on Gram stain characteristic.
One of the following:
Detection of lungworm larvae by the Baermann method.
Measurement of beta-hydroxybutyrate by automated analyzer.
0.5 mL serum
Measurement of direct bilirubin by automated analyzer.
0.5 mL serum or lithium heparin plasma
Measurement of total bilirubin by automated analyzer.