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Cryptosporidium Antigen, EIA
Test Code90389
CPT Codes
87328
Preferred Specimen
10 grams or 10 mL stool preserved in Total-Fix® transport vial
Minimum Volume
5 grams or 5 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
10% formalin • Cary-Blair transport vial
Instructions
1. Collect fresh stool in a clean, leak-proof plastic container
2. Fill to line on transport vial
2. Fill to line on transport vial
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 18 months
Refrigerated: Unacceptable
Frozen: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: Unacceptable
Frozen: Unacceptable
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Unpreserved stool • Stool preserved in medium other than those listed as acceptable • Stool specimens that have been previously concentrated
Methodology
Immunoassay (IA)
Setup Schedule
A.M. Sets up 3 days a week.
Report Available
Reports in 1 to 3 days.
Clinical Significance
Cryptosporidium is the causative agent of Cryptosporidiosis. Symptoms include diarrhea, abdominal pain and respiratory problems lasting from several days to more than a month and often leading to persistent infection or death.