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Clostridioides difficile Toxin Antigen, Feces
Test Code18305
CPT Codes
87324<br>Restricted Client Code
Preferred Specimen
5 mL representative portion of feces: stool collected in Commercially available transport system specific for recovery of enteric pathogens from fecal specimens (15 mL of nonnutritive transport medium containing phenol red as a pH indicator, either Cary-Blair or Para-Pak C and S)
Other Acceptable Specimens
Representative portion of feces collected in fecal container
Instructions
Preserved feces:
1. Collect fresh fecal specimen and submit in container with transport medium.
2. Within 2 hours of collection place feces in preservative.
Unpreserved feces:
Collect fresh fecal specimen and submit representative sample in fecal container.
Transport Temperature
Preserved: Room temperature
Unpreserved: Refrigerated (cold packs)
Unpreserved: Refrigerated (cold packs)
Specimen Stability
Preserved
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: Unacceptable
Unpreserved
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 7 days
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: Unacceptable
Unpreserved
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 7 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Formed stool • Fecal ESwabs • Feces in gel transport medium • ECOFIX preservative • Formalin or polyvinyl acetate (PVA) fixative • Preserved feces received frozen
Methodology
Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA)
FDA Status
This test has been modified from the manufacturer's instructions. Its performance characteristics were determined by Mayo Clinic in a manner consistent with CLIA requirements. This test has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration.
Setup Schedule
Set up: Mon-Sun; Report available: 1 day
Reference Range
Negative
Clinical Significance
Diagnosing the presence of toxigenic Clostridioides difficile.
