Fluorescent Smear

What is the FLUORESCENT SMEAR?

Fluorescent Smear includes AFB Fluorescent Smear. The listed sample is Sputum or BHL or BAL or Tissue or Biopsy or Lymph nodes or Urine or Body fluid or CSF or Pleural fluid or Synovial fluid or Ascitic fluid or Gastric Lavage or FNAC or Pus or Abscesses or Cold Abscesses or Endotracheal secretion (ET ) or Endometrial Biopsy or Cervical Lymphnode biopsy or Bone marrow or Colonic biopsy. Axillary Lymphnode biopsy or Lymphnode or Bronchial wash or Pure isolates or Other. The parameter table provides the available units and method details. Discuss the measurements with your clinician in the context of the investigations requested.

What does the Fluorescent Smear measure?

1 parameter. Expand a group to see the measurements, units and available method details.

The reference interval printed on your actual laboratory report governs interpretation. Intervals can vary by laboratory, method, age, sex and pregnancy. Methods can also vary by processing laboratory.

FLUORESCENT SMEAR: sample & preparation

Sample: Urine or bone marrow. Fasting: Not required.

• Collect an early-morning sputum sample by coughing deeply into the sterile container provided; rinse your mouth with water first. If a different specimen type has been advised by your doctor, they will collect it directly.

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