CAMPYLOBACTER ANTIGEN, Stool | |
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Test Code: 363 | Specimen Collection: Stool |
Component: Campylobacter Antigen | Method: LFIM |
Collection Notes: Unpreserved human stool or stool preserved in Cary-Blair based media. Send in an air-tight transport container. | |
Clinical Utility: Campylobacter is considered to be a pathogen when isolated from a clinical specimen. Campylobacter species have been associated with gastroenteritis. | |
CPT Code: 86625 | Testing Location: AML |
SPECIMEN/STABILITY TYPETemperature:Stool (1 mL) Refrigerated (unpreserved) 4 Days Refrigerated (preserved) 4 Days |