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HelpOrder Name LAB3625 FECAL BACTERIAL PATHOGENS BY PCR
Specimen Information
| Container | Specimen | Temperature | Collect Vol | Submit Vol | Min Vol | Stability |
| Para-Pak (Cary-Blair) media | Feces | Refrigerate | 5 grams* | 5 grams* | 0.5 grams | 4 days |
| Para-Pak (Cary-Blair) media | Feces | Ambient | 5 grams* | 5 grams* | 0.5 grams | 24 hrs |
| Sterile Container | Feces | Refrigerate | 5 grams* | 5 grams* | 0.5 grams | 4 days |
| Sterile Container | Feces | Ambient | 5 grams* | 5 grams* | 0.5 grams | 24 hrs |
*About the size of a walnut or 2 tablespoons.
Para-Pak (Cary-Blair) media (preferred)
Test Schedule / Analytical Time / Test Priority
Daily / 1 day / Not Available STAT
Reference Range
No Salmonella spp. DNA detected.
No Shigella spp. or Enteroinvasive E.coli DNA detected.
No Campylobacter spp. (jejuni or coli) DNA detected.
No shiga toxin producing genes detected.
CPT(s)
| Description | CPT Code |
| Fecal Bacterial Pathogens PCR | 87505 |
Method
Nucleic Acid Amplification
Instrumentation
BD Max
Performing Location
University of Vermont Medical Center
Section
Microbiology-1
Is the UVMMC lab NY State Certified to perform this testing? Yes/No
Yes
Aliases:
Enteric