Candida spp.

Testing site      

Alaska State Public Health Laboratory – Anchorage 

Anchorage Lab Request Form 

Diseases 

Candidiasis 

Organisms 

• Candida auris 
• Candida species 

Test Method 

Culture 

Availability

Routine testing   

Specimen type 

• E-swabs 
• Pure isolates 
  • All suspected or confirmed C. auris isolates from any source 
  • Yeast isolates from any specimen source when unable to identify species after identification was attempted 
  • Candida species other than:  
    • C. albicans 
    • C. parapsilosis 
    • C. tropicalis 
    • C. krusei 
    • C. dubliniensis 
    • C. lusitaniae 
  • Any C. glabrata isolates from any site on the body 

Specimen collection instructions 

Refer to CDC instructions for C. auris Screening: Patient Swab Collection.

Supply Request Form

Storage and transport  

• Ship stool at ambient temperature 
• Ship isolates on cold packs 
• Package, label, and ship as UN3373 Biological Substance, Category B 

Ship to ASPHL, ATTN: Clinical Microbiology 

Results  

• Candida auris 
• No Candida species isolated 

 A normal result is no Candida species isolated.

Turnaround time  

2-5 days 

Notes

 A laboratory that isolates Candida auris must submit an isolate or an aliquot of the original specimen to ASPHL. 

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