Candida Panel
Test Details
Lab Company: RealTime Laboratories
Sample Type: Urine
Collection Location: At Home
The Candida Panel detects Candida DNA to help diagnose invasive fungal infections.
🔑 Key Details | 📦 Shipping |
⏰ Preparation & Timing | 📊 Results |
🧪 Collection Instructions | 📚 More Resources |
💳 Requisition & Payment |
💬 Questions? |
Key Details
- Ship your sample within 48 hours of collection.
- You should freeze your sample if you cannot ship it on the same day as the collection.
- DO NOT collect your sample while menstruating.
Preparation & Timing
- DO NOT collect your sample while menstruating.
- No special preparation is needed.
Collection Instructions
- Collect your first morning urination in the provided conical cup.
- You can also use a new, clean disposable cup.
- Fill the cup about halfway full.
- Pour the urine into the provided tube.
- Fill the tube halfway.
- DO NOT overfill.
- Securely seal the cap.
- You should hear a pop when the cap is secure.
- Write the following information on the tube.
- Date of collection
- First name
- Last name
- Date of birth
- Place the tube into the biohazard bag.
- Seal the bag.
- Complete the test requisition form (instructions HERE).
- If you cannot ship your sample on the day of collection, place it in the freezer until you can ship it.
- Please write on the test requisition form the date the sample was frozen.
Requisition & Payment
- Your kit has been prepaid. You DO NOT need to pay anything extra.
- Instructions on how to fill out your requisition can be found HERE.
- Since you pre-paid for your tests, you do not need to fill in the payment information on any of these forms.
Shipping
- Ship your sample within 48 hours of collection.
- If you cannot ship your sample on the day of collection, place it in the freezer until you can ship it.
- Please write on the test requisition form the date the sample was frozen.
- To prepare your sample for shipping,
- Place the specimen tube into the biohazard bag with the absorbent pad.
- Seal the bag securely.
- Place the completed test requisition form into the pocket on the outside of the biohazard bag.
- Place the biohazard bag into the test kit box.
- Close the box.
- Place the test kit box into the provided prepaid mailer.
- Seal the prepaid mailer.
- Make a note of the tracking number on the return label so that you can track your sample back to the lab.
- Take your sample package to the nearest UPS location.
- DO NOT place your sample in a drop box.
Results
- Results should be released to your provider 7-10 business days after samples are received at the lab. We cannot guarantee processing time.
- Your provider will notify you when your results are in and schedule a follow-up appointment for you to review them together.
More Resources
Questions?
For general questions, email Rupa Health at support@rupahealth.com. For test-specific questions, contact RealTime Laboratories by calling 972-492-0419 or emailing clientservices@realtimelab.com.