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C. difficile Toxin Only
MessagePerforming Lab: Lakeview
Test Code
3680
Alias/See Also
Sunquest: CDTE; Clostridium difficile Toxin A,B
CPT Codes
87324
Preferred Specimen
1.0 mL Stool in sterile container
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
Sterile container
Instructions
Lakeview order only. Other sites order CDPCR
Transport Temperature
Room Temperature or Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Room Temperature: 24 hours
Refrigerated: 5 days
Refrigerated: 5 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Frozen, Formed stool
Lakeview: positive within 14 days
Lakeview: positive within 14 days
Methodology
EIA
Setup Schedule
Daily
Report Available
Same Day
Reference Range
Negative
Clinical Significance
Identification of C. Difficile Toxin by EIA
