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Clostridium difficile Toxin B, Qualitative, Real-Time PCR
Test Code16377 (83124)
Preferred Specimen
Stool collected in Sterile Cup
(Can be liquid)
(Can be liquid)
Minimum Volume
1 mL
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
Frozen
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 5 days
Frozen: 30 days
Refrigerated: 5 days
Frozen: 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
Methodology
Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
Setup Schedule
A. M. Mon-sat
Report Available
2-5 days
Reference Range
Not detected
Clinical Significance
C. difficile is the major cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD) and pseudomembranous colitis.
