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Gastrointestinal Profile, Stool,PCR
MessageONLY TO BE COLLECTED MONDAY - THURSDAY.
COLLECTING LATE THURSDAY, FRIDAY, WEEKENDS, and HOLIDAYS WILL RESULT IN A RECOLLECT
(Specimen to be sent to Quest as a STAT pick-up(M-TH); Quest will overnight to LabCorp)
COLLECTING LATE THURSDAY, FRIDAY, WEEKENDS, and HOLIDAYS WILL RESULT IN A RECOLLECT
(Specimen to be sent to Quest as a STAT pick-up(M-TH); Quest will overnight to LabCorp)
Test Code
ORDER AS A MISC LabCorp TC#183480
Alias/See Also
GIPATHOGEN PANEL
GI PATHOGEN
GI PROFILE
GI PATHOGEN
GI PROFILE
Includes
Adenovirus F 40/41;
Astrovirus;
Campylobacter;
Clostridium difficile toxin A/B;
Clostridium difficile toxin A/B;
Cryptosporidium;
Cyclospora cayetanensis;
Cyclospora cayetanensis;
E coli O157;
Entamoeba histolytica;
Enteroaggregative E coli (EAEC);
Enteroaggregative E coli (EAEC);
Enteropathogenic E coli (EPAC);
Enterotoxigenic E coli (ETEC) lt/st;
Enterotoxigenic E coli (ETEC) lt/st;
Giardia lamblia;
Norovirus GI/GII;
Plesiomonas shigelloides;
Rotavirus A;
Salmonella;
Sapovirus;
Shiga-like toxin-producing E coli (STEC) stx1/stx2;
Shigella/enteroinvasive E coli (EIEC);
Vibrio;
Vibrio cholerae;
Yersinia enterocolitica
Preferred Specimen
Stool placed in a stool culture transport vial (Para-Pak® C&S orange)
Minimum Volume
Add stool until level in Para-Pak® vial is at fill-line on vial label. Do not over fill.
Instructions
Introduce stool into orange Para-Pak® vial in small amounts such that level does not exceed fill-line on label. Cap securely and shake vial to distribute sample into the Cary-Blair preservative.
Transport Container
Para-Pak® C&S Orange (Cary-Blair)
Transport Temperature
Refrigerate or Room temperature storage
Specimen Stability
Up to four days is acceptable.- 96 hours
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Specimen not received in Cary-Blair preservative medium; specimen vial leaking; specimen >96 hours since collection; frozen specimen; rectal swab; specimen below fill line on container (underfilled); container overfilled above line on label
Methodology
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
Report Available
2 - 3 days
Performing Laboratory
LabCorp
Last Updated: November 28, 2023
