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Stool Enteric Pathogens PCR Panel
Test CodeSTOEN
Alias/See Also
Stool Culture
LAB0001859
LAB0001859
CPT Codes
87506
Includes
Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter, Shiga toxin 1/Shiga toxin 2 genes, Plesiomonas shigelloides, Vibrio (V. vulnificus, V. parahaemolyticus, V. cholerae), Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC), Yersinia enterocolitica.
Preferred Specimen
Stool collected in Cary-Blair stool transport medium.
Other Acceptable Specimens
unpreserved stool in sterile cup
Instructions
Collect stool in a clean, dry container, then transfer into a Cary-Blair transport medium. Fill level should reach line on vial.
Transport Container
Cary-Blair transport medium
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 4 days
Frozen: unacceptable
Frozen: unacceptable
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Frozen stool or samples received >96 hours from collection
Methodology
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
Setup Schedule
Set up multiple times per day.
Report Available
Report available within 1 day.
Reference Range
Not Detected
Performing Laboratory
Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health
