ARUP's Laboratory Test Directory
| 0060098: Candida Antigen |
| Test Mnemonic: CANDAG | |
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Methodology: Latex Agglutination
Performed: Sun-Sat Reported: Within 24 hours |
| Specimen Required: | |
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Collect: One 4 mL SST or plain red.
Transport: 1 mL serum at 2-8°C. (Min: 0.2 mL) Submit specimen according to Biological Substance, Category B, shipping guidelines. Pediatric Collection/Transport: 0.1 mL serum at 2-8°C. Submit specimen according to Biological Substance, Category B, shipping guidelines. Unacceptable Conditions: Plasma, CSF, or whole blood. Ambient samples greater than one hour. Stability: Ambient: 1 hour; Refrigerated: 2 weeks; Frozen: 6 months |
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| Reference Interval: |
| Negative |
| Interpretive Data: | |
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A negative reaction does not exclude the possibility of systemic Candida infection. A titer consistently equal to or less than 1:4, or a rising titer is suggestive of invasive candidiasis. False positive results may occur in patients with acute renal failure (Ness et al. J Infect Dis 159:495, 1989). Rheumatoid factor can cause nonspecific agglutination.
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| CPT Code(s): | |
| 87899 |