Detection of fungal antigen glucan, seen in sera of patients with aspergillosis, candidosis, pneumocystis and other fungal disease. But not mucormycosis or cryptococcosis. The role of this test is to be able to exclude most fungal disease.
Tube
Red top, black ring. Serum sample
ID
3697
Availability
Assay run Mondays and Thursdays
Additional Information
The assay is a commercial kinetic enzyme assay which uses amoebalysate from the horseshoe crab Limulus.
Turn Around
4 days.
Send to
LGI Microbiology Department
Contact
Advice
Collection Con
min 200ul serum
Units
pg/L
IP Routine TAT
4 days.
GP Routine TAT
4 days.