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CDiff Toxin by PCR
Test CodeCDTOX
CPT Codes
87493
Preferred Specimen
5 ml unpreserved stool
Minimum Volume
1 ml stool
Instructions
Transfer liquid or soft stool (but not urine) into the container. Avoid mixing toilet paper or soap with the sample. Store sample refrigerated until shipment.
Transport Container
sterile leak-proof container
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Room Temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 5 days
Frozed: 30 days
Refrigerated: 5 days
Frozed: 30 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Specimen other than liquid or semi-formed stool.
Stool in preservative or mixed with urine
Specimen in wrong transport container
Stool in preservative or mixed with urine
Specimen in wrong transport container
Performing Laboratory
CompuNet Clonical Laboratory
