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C. difficile (Toxigenic) by DNA Amplication
Test CodeLAB257
Alias/See Also
Clostridium difficile Toxin
CPT Codes
87493
Preferred Specimen
Unformed stool, liquid stool. No formed stool will be tested.
Minimum Volume
1 mL
Instructions
Unformed stool, 1 mL liquid stool. No formed stool will be tested. Stool must be collected in a clean, no preservative container and sealed tightly. No more than one unformed stool should be submitted.
Transport Temperature
Room Temperature; deliver to lab ASAP
Specimen Stability
Refrigerate immediately (maybe held for 4 days at 2-8 C) or freeze until tested.
Stabile for 24 hours at room temperature.
Stabile for 24 hours at room temperature.
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Formed stools or specimen stored at room temperature for more than 24 hours.
Methodology
Molecular DNA Amplification
Setup Schedule
" Daily "
Report Available
Within 24 hours
Limitations
CDIFT has not been evaluated on patients less than 2 years of age.
Reference Range
No toxigenic Clostridium difficile detected
