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Lysozyme, Urine : 0050368

Mnemonic: LYSOZ U

Methodology:	Radial Immunodiffusion
Performed:	Mon-Fri
Reported:	1-5 days
Specimen Required:	Collect: Random urine. Storage/Transport Temperature: 3 mL aliquot from a well-mixed random collection at 2-8°C. (Min: 0.5 mL) Submit specimen in an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. Remarks: Frozen specimens are also acceptable. Stability (collection to initiation of testing): Refrigerated: 1 week; Frozen: 3 months

Reference Interval: Less than 4 µg/mL
Interpretive Data:	Please refer to Statement D in the Compliance Statements section in the front of the Laboratory Test Directory.
Note:	Elevated levels of urine lysozyme occur during severe renal insufficiency, renal transplant rejection, urinary tract infections, pyelonephritis, glomerulonephritis, and nephrosis. Urine lysozyme levels may also be elevated in acute myelomonocytic leukemia (FAB-M4), chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML), and chronic myelocytic leukemia (CML).
CPT Code(s):	85549
Cross References:	Muramidase, Urine

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