Fungal Identification (Culture)

One or more of the following: 

• fresh tissue
• urine
• dry swabs
• feces
• hair

Sample should be aseptically collected. Do not add formalin, saline, or broth to fresh tissue.

Tissue or feces: sterile, sealed, leak-proof plastic bag or container. 

Dry swabs or hair: sterile container without transport media.

Urine: sterile, sealed, leak-proof container.

Label all samples and ship at ambient temperature.

TVMDL does not test environmental samples for fungi (mold).