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Unit Code 9864:
Ziehl-Nielsen Stain for Acid- Fast Bacteria

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Specimen Required

Tissue preserved in 10% neutral buffered formalin or embedded

in paraffin. Include 1 H & E slide.

Note:    1. A pathology report and a brief history are

                 required for processing.

                  2. Please complete a "Pathology/Cytology In Situ Request

                      Form" (Supply T246) or a "MayoConnect Additional Test

                      Information Form" (Supply T357) and forward it with the

                      specimen. These forms are available upon request.

                      Requisitions for this procedure cannot be processed

                      unless the information requested is supplied.

Transport Temperature

Ambient\Refrig NO\Frozen NO

Reject Due To

Specimens Other Than:                 Tissue embedded in paraffin

                                                                or sent in formalin

Anticoagulants Other Than:           NA

Hemolysis:                                          NA

Thawing:                                              NA

Lipemia:                                               NA

 

Day(s) and Time(s) Test Performed

Monday through Friday 7 a.m.

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