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Gastrointestinal Panel, PCR
Test Code1235907803
Alias/See Also
GASTRO
GI
GI Panel
PCR
GI
GI Panel
PCR
CPT Codes
87506
Includes
BACTERIA:
Campylobacter (coli, jejuni, upsaliensis) PCR
Salmonella sp. PCR
Yersinia enterocolitica PCR
Vibrio (cholerae, parahaemolyticus, vulnificus) PCR
DIARRHEAGENIC E. COLI/SHIGELLA:
Shiga-like toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) Stx1/Stx2 PCR
E. coli O157 PCR
Shigella/Enteroinvasive E.coli (EIEC) PCR
PARASITES:
Cryptosporidium PCR
Cyclospora cayetanensis PCR
Giardia lamblia PCR
VIRUSES:
Norovirus GI/GII PCR
Rotavirus A PCR
Campylobacter (coli, jejuni, upsaliensis) PCR
Salmonella sp. PCR
Yersinia enterocolitica PCR
Vibrio (cholerae, parahaemolyticus, vulnificus) PCR
DIARRHEAGENIC E. COLI/SHIGELLA:
Shiga-like toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) Stx1/Stx2 PCR
E. coli O157 PCR
Shigella/Enteroinvasive E.coli (EIEC) PCR
PARASITES:
Cryptosporidium PCR
Cyclospora cayetanensis PCR
Giardia lamblia PCR
VIRUSES:
Norovirus GI/GII PCR
Rotavirus A PCR
Preferred Specimen
Stool in an orange Cary-Blair container
Minimum Volume
0.2 mL (200 ul)
Other Acceptable Specimens
Stool in an orange Para-Pak container
Instructions
1. Pass stool into a clean dry container.
2. Transfer the amount of fecal specimen that displaces to the line on the Cary-Blair (orange) transport vial. Do not fill above the indicator line as this results in improper specimen preservation.
3. Label source as stool.
2. Transfer the amount of fecal specimen that displaces to the line on the Cary-Blair (orange) transport vial. Do not fill above the indicator line as this results in improper specimen preservation.
3. Label source as stool.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 4 days
Refrigerated: 4 days
Refrigerated: 4 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Improper collection and handling
Sources other than stool
Sources other than stool
Reference Range
Not detected
Performing Laboratory
Guthrie Clinic Lab
Additional Information
Stool Collection Instructions
