Calprotectin, Stool

16796

LAB00490

3 grams solid stool collected in a Quest standard stool container without preservative or a clean, leak-proof plastic screw-cap container without preservative

0.3 g

Liquid or semi-liquid stool collected in a Quest standard stool container without preservative or a clean, leak-proof, plastic screw-cap container without preservative

Collect stool specimen in a clean leak-proof plastic screw-cap container without preservative. Quest standard stool container without preservative is available through Client Supply.

Room temperature stability: Stable for 6 days. However due to the sample type, it is not recommended to keep stool sample at Room Temperature.

Sterile leak-proof container

Frozen

Room temperature: 6 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen -20° C: 28 days
Frozen -70° C: 1 year

Stool specimen collected in a container with fixative or preservative • Stool specimen collected during surgical procedure • Other specimen rather than raw stool sample

Mon-sat

4-5 days

NSAIDs may cause elevated results.

Calprotectin is a non-specific marker of bowel inflammation. Subsequent to white blood cell migration into the intestine, this neutrophil protein may be detected in the stool. Thus, fecal calprotectin levels may assist in diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease; Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis and other disorders characterized by bowel inflammation. It can also be used as an aid in the differentiation of IBD from irritable bowel syndrome.