Enteric Pathogen and Virus Panel by Nucleic Acid
| Abbrev Code: | STOOLPCR | ||
| Order Code: | LAB6610 | Order Name: | Enteric Pathogen and Virus Panel by NA |
| Synonyms: | Stool Pathogens; Shiga Toxin 1 & 2; Salmonella; Shigella; Campylobacter; Yersinia enterocolitica; Vibrio; Norovirus; Rotavirus; Stool Culture; Fecal; Feces; SSCE; EPASS | ||
| Methodology: | Multiplex nucleic acid test | ||
| CPT Codes: | 87506 x1 | ||
| Test Includes: | Salmonella, Shigella and Campylobacter, Shiga Toxin 1&2, Yersinia enterocolitica, Vibrio, Norovirus and Rotavirus. | ||
| Turnaround Time: | Performed daily; results are reported within 24 hours. | ||
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Collection Instructions
| Specimen: | Feces |
| Optimal Volume: | 3 mL |
| Minimum\Peds Volume: | 0.5 mL |
| Container: | Cary Blair Transport Media or C&S (Fecal swab for low volume stools only) |
| Collection Instructions: | Feces: Collect in clean, dry bedpan or onto newspaper placed over toilet seat. Those portions of stool containing blood, pus or mucus are especially significant. Immediately place specimen in Cary-Blair transport media (Para-Pak C&S); place at 2-8 C until transport to the lab. Sample must be placed in Cary-Blair within 2 hours of collection. |
| Causes for Rejection: | Samples received in sterile containers more than 2 hours from collection.Preserved stool not received at performing laboratory within 48 hours will be cancelled. Samples received on patients hospitalized for greater than 3 days will be cancelled without prior consultation with Infectious Diseases Diagnostic Laboratory. |
Processing and Shipping
| Specimen Processing: | Sample must be placed in Cary-Blair by the receiving lab within 2 hours of collection. Preserved specimen must arrive in IDDL (performing laboratory) within 48 hours of collection. If collected as Fecal Swab, receiving lab must transfer to ParaPak C&S container within 2 hours of collection. Store specimens at refrigerated temperature. |
| Shipping Instructions: | Ship specimens at refrigerated temperature in Cary-Blair. Must arrive within 48 hours. |
| Test Performed at or Referral Lab | Infectious Diseases Diagnostic Laboratory (UMMC East Bank) |
Interpretive
| Reference Range: | Negative for all targets. |
| Use: |
Verigene Enteric Pathogens Nucleic Acid Test (EP) is a multiplexed, qualitative test for simultaneous detection and identification of common pathogenic enteric bacteria, viruses and genetic virulence markers from stool (in Cary-Blair preservative medium). EP utilizes reverse transcription, PCR and array hybridization to detect the following targets:
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