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HelpTest Code LAB0234829 Enteric Pathogens Profile, PCR, Stool
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| EPICTest Codes | |
|---|---|
| LAB0234829 | ENTERIC PATHOGEN PROFILE, PCR, STOOL |
Reporting Title
Enteric Pathogens Profile, PCR, Stool
Methodology
Multiplex PCR, FilmArrayTM Gastrointestinal Panel
This methodology replaces the conventional stool culture and some of the viral and parasite testing. The testing for helminths will need to be under a separate order of OAP-Parasitic Exam
| Profile Information: | |
| Bacteria | Parasites |
| Camplylobacter (jejuni, coli, and upsaliensis) | Cryptosporidium |
| Clostridium difficile (toxin A/B) | Cyclospora cayetanensis |
| Plesiomonas shigelloides | Entamoeba histolytica |
| Salmonella | Giardia lamblia |
| Yersinia entercolitica | |
| Vibrio (parahaemolyticus, vulnificus and cholera) | Viruses |
| Vibrio cholerae | Adenovirus F 40/41 |
| Enteroaggregative E. coli | Astrovirus |
| Enteropathogenic E. coli | Norovirus GI/GII |
| Entertoxigenic E. coli | Rotavirus |
| Shiga-like toxin-producing E. coli | Sapovirus (I,II,IV,V) |
| E. coli 0157 | |
| Shigella/ Enteroinvasive E. coli | |
Performing Laboratory
Rice Memorial Hospital Laboratory
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Stool
Container/Tube: Cary Blair transport media (Place fresh stool in Cary Blair ASAP, and no longer than one hour from the time of collection)
Specimen Volume: Fill to red line on side of container
Specimen Transport Temperature
Room temperature (preferred) ≤4 days/ Refrigerate ≥ 4 days
Reference Values
Not detected for 22 pathogens
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday, Daily on Demand
CPT Coding
87507