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FECAL LACTOFERRIN
Test CodeLAB731 29
Alias/See Also
FELAC
CPT Codes
83630
Includes
FECAL LACTOFERRIN
Preferred Specimen
Stool
Instructions
200 mL liquid stool or 0.5 gram formed stool. Not valid on breast fed infants.
Transport Container
STERILE CUP
An Immunochromogenic assay for the qualitative detection of elevated levels of fecal lactoferrin, a marker for fecal leukocytes and an indicator of intestinal inflammation.
Note: Not appropriate for fecal samples from breast fed infants.
The laboratory will only test one specimen per patient per 24-hour period.
Not valid on breast fed infants.
An Immunochromogenic assay for the qualitative detection of elevated levels of fecal lactoferrin, a marker for fecal leukocytes and an indicator of intestinal inflammation.
Note: Not appropriate for fecal samples from breast fed infants.
The laboratory will only test one specimen per patient per 24-hour period.
Not valid on breast fed infants.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Transport fresh specimens to the laboratory as rapidly as possible.
Reference Range
Negative
Performing Laboratory
MWH LAB
