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HelpTest Code LAB0249847 Clostridioides Difficile Ag/Toxin Screen
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| EPIC Test Codes | |
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| LAB0249847 | CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE AG/TOXIN SCREEN |
Reporting Title
Clostridioides Difficile Ag/Toxin Screen
Methodology
Enzyme Immunoassay Kit
Performing Laboratory
Rice Memorial Hospital
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Fresh or frozen random raw stool
Container/Tube: Stool container raw, Cary Blair, C&S media.
Specimen Volume: 10 mL stool
Specimen Minimum Volume: 1 mL stool
Collection Instructions: Collect fresh stool and submit in container.
Additional Information: DO NOT USE formalin-based fixative.
Specimen Transport Temperature
Refrigerated up to 72 hours old
Frozen < -10 C if longer than 72 hours
Reference Values
GDH Antigen: Negative
Toxin: Negative
Day(s) Test Set Up
On demand
CPT Coding
87324, 87449