GASTROINTESTINAL PROFILE, STOOL, PCR

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Order Name Gastro Pr PCR
Test Number: 5195079
Revision Date 11/13/2023

Test Name	Methodology	LOINC Code
Campylobacter	Polymerase Chain Reaction	82196-7
C difficile toxin A/B	Polymerase Chain Reaction	82197-5
Plesiomonas shigelloides	Polymerase Chain Reaction	82198-3
Salmonella	Polymerase Chain Reaction	82199-1
Vibrio	Polymerase Chain Reaction	82200-7
Vibrio cholerae	Polymerase Chain Reaction	82201-5
Yersinia enterocolitica	Polymerase Chain Reaction	82202-3
Enteroaggregative E coli	Polymerase Chain Reaction	80649-4
Enteropathogenic E coli	Polymerase Chain Reaction	80348-6
Enterotoxigenic E coli	Polymerase Chain Reaction	80351-0
Shiga-toxin-producing E coli	Polymerase Chain Reaction	82203-1
E coli O157	Polymerase Chain Reaction	82204-9
Shigella/Enteroinvasive E coli	Polymerase Chain Reaction	80350-2
Cryptosporidium	Polymerase Chain Reaction	82205-6
Cyclospora cayetanensis	Polymerase Chain Reaction	82206-4
Entamoeba histolytica	Polymerase Chain Reaction	82207-2
Giardia lamblia	Polymerase Chain Reaction	82208-0
Adenovirus F 40/41	Polymerase Chain Reaction	82209-8
Astrovirus	Polymerase Chain Reaction	82210-6
Norovirus GI/GII	Polymerase Chain Reaction	82211-4
Rotavirus A	Polymerase Chain Reaction	82212-2
Sapovirus	Polymerase Chain Reaction	82213-0

SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS
Specimen	Specimen Volume (min)	Specimen Type	Specimen Container	Transport Environment
Preferred	See Instructions	Fecal/Stool	Para-Pak® C&S Orange (Cary-Blair)	Room Temperature
Instructions	Specimen: Stool placed in a stool culture transport vial (Para-Pak® C&S orange) Add stool until level in Para-Pak® vial is at fill-line on vial label. Do not over fill. Container: Para-Pak® C&S Orange (Cary-Blair) Storage requirements: Room temperature Cause for Rejection: RED ETM containers are Not Acceptable - Any Specimen not received in Cary-Blair preservative medium as listed above, specimen vial leaking; specimen >96 hours since collection; frozen specimen; rectal swab; specimen below fill line on container (underfilled); container overfilled above line on label. If possible, allow patient to urinate before collecting stool specimen so as to avoid contaminating the stool specimen with urine. Catch the stool specimen in a clean, empty wide-mouthed container or place plastic wrap over the opening of the toilet bowl to prevent the stool specimen from falling into the bowl. Do not mix urine or water with the stool specimen. For diaper collected specimens, line the diaper with plastic wrap. Do not submit the diaper. Place small amounts of the stool specimen into the orange-labeled Para-Pak® vial using the spoon affixed to the Para-Pak® vial cap, taking care not to let the volume in the vial exceed the RED fill-line indicated on the vial label. Cap the Para-Pak® vial and shake the vial 10 times to ensure complete distribution of the stool into the preservative. The stool specimen must be placed into the Para-Pak® vial within one hour of the stools production for optimum results. Label the Para-Pak® vial with the patient's name, date of birth, date of collection and time of collection. Be sure the Para-Pak® vial cap is securely in place and that the vial is not leaking.

GENERAL INFORMATION
Expected TAT	2-3 days
Performing Labcorp Test Code	183480
CPT Code(s)	87507
Lab Section	Reference Lab