CULTURE, STOOL (SALM, SHIG, CAMPY, E.COLI O157:H7, YERSINIA SCREEN, & SHIGA TOXIN 1 &2)

CULTURE, STOOL (SALM, SHIG, CAMPY, E.COLI O157:H7, YERSINIA SCREEN, & SHIGA TOXIN 1 &2)
Marquette General Health System

General Info

Alpha Code		MICRO. RQN.
MGH LIS Test No		514
Schedule		Daily
Testing Time		3 days
Testing Lab		Marquette General Hospital
QORR Test Code		STL

Specimen Info

Type		10ml liquid; formed walnut size
Volume
Temperature		Ambient
Preservative
Collection Info		Inpatient: Place specimen in sterile screw capped container. Reference lab: Place specimen in Cary Blair transport container. NOTE: If diagnosis is Vibrio or unusual organisms, this must be noted on request form. Note: complete appropriate form: Inpatient: Microbiology request form. Reference: Reference lab request form

Specimen Acceptability

Methods
Conventional culture and EIA for Shiga Toxin 1&2
Clinical Utilities
Useful for detecting SHiga Toxins from EHEC 0157:H7 and other serotypes.
CPT Codes
87045, 87046x2, 87015, 87427x2
Reference Range
Negative for Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter, Hemmoragic E.coli 0157, Yersinia screen. Negative for Shigatoxin 1 and Shigatoxin 2.
Component Information
Collection Notes
Additional Comments

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