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Microsporidia Screen
MessageThe following list of medications and x-ray diagnostic aids may interfere with the test: iron, bismuth, oil (castor or mineral), particulate substances (metamucil or others), barium, gallbladder dye, iodine preparations, anti-amoebic drugs. Testing may be performed depending on the amount of contaminating material.
Test Code
Microsporidia Exam
Alias/See Also
Performed at Sonora Quest Laboratories, test 3880
Preferred Specimen
Preserved stool (Stool placed in single Total Fix™ Ova and Parasite Transport vial)
Specimen Stability
Preserved stool specimens: Stool must be placed into an Ova and Parasite Transport vial (Total Fix™) within 2 hours of collection.
DO NOT refrigerate specimens.
DO NOT place specimens on ice.
DO NOT refrigerate specimens.
DO NOT place specimens on ice.
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Unacceptable specimens:
Unpreserved stool
Rectal swabs
Unpreserved stool
Rectal swabs
Clinical Significance
Microsporidia infection was first recognized as a cause of chronic diarrhea in patients infected with HIV. Microsporidia may also cause pneumonia, acute bilateral keratoconjunctivitis, and infection of the biliary and pancreatic ducts.
Performing Laboratory
Sonora Quest Laboratory, Phoenix
Additional Information
Microsporidia Exam
