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Giardia Antigen, Feces
Test CodeGIAR
Preferred Specimen
5 g stool in 10% buffered formalin preservative
Minimum Volume
2 g
Transport Container
Preservative vial
Transport Temperature
Ambient temperature
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Duodenal, duodenal aspirate, or small bowel aspirate (this test is not U.S. FDA approved for these types of sources); grossly bloody stool (containing no visible stool), or very mucoid stool
Report Available
3-5 days
Reference Range
Negative
Clinical Significance
Giardia lamblia are flagellated protozoa which can be found contaminating natural streams, lakes, and surface water municipal reservoirs. The human host ingests them in water, food, and by the fecal-oral route.
Performed By
Quest Diagnostics DEMO
Last Updated: April 14, 2017
