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Campylobacter species Antigen, EIA
Test Code16302
CPT Codes
87449
Preferred Specimen
10 grams stool collected in Cary-Blair stool culture medium
Minimum Volume
5 grams
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 4 days
Refrigerated: 4 days
Frozen: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 4 days
Frozen: Unacceptable
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Unpreserved at any temperature • Stool specimens preserved in medium other than those listed above • Specimen in diapers • Stool specimens that have been previously concentrated
Methodology
Immunoassay (IA)
Setup Schedule
Set up: Mon, Wed, Fri; Report available: 3-5 days
Reference Range
Not detected
Clinical Significance
Campylobacter is one of the most common bacterial causes of diarrheal illness in the United States. Virtually all cases occur as isolated, sporadic events, not as part of large outbreaks. Active surveillance indicates that only about 15 cases out of each 100,000 persons are actually diagnosed each year. Many more cases go undiagnosed or unreported.
Campylobacteriosis is estimated to affect over one million people each year occurring more frequently in the summer months. The organism is isolated from infants and young adults in higher numbers than from other age groups and occurs more frequently in males than females. Although it doesn’t commonly cause death, Campylobacter can be attributed to approximately 100 deaths each year.
Campylobacteriosis is estimated to affect over one million people each year occurring more frequently in the summer months. The organism is isolated from infants and young adults in higher numbers than from other age groups and occurs more frequently in males than females. Although it doesn’t commonly cause death, Campylobacter can be attributed to approximately 100 deaths each year.
