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Test Code LAB3625 FECAL BACTERIAL PATHOGENS BY PCR

Specimen Information

Container Specimen Temperature Collect Vol Submit Vol Min Vol Stability
Para-Pak (Cary-Blair) media Feces Refrigerate 5 grams* 5 grams* 0.5 grams 72 hrs 

*About the size of a walnut or 2 tablespoons.

Para-Pak (Cary-Blair) media 

Test Schedule / Analytical Time / Test Priority

Daily / 1 day / Not Available STAT

Reference Range

No Salmonella spp. DNA detected.
No Shigella spp. or Enteroinvasive E.coli DNA detected.
No Campylobacter spp. (jejuni or coli) DNA detected.
No shiga toxin producing genes detected.

CPT(s)

Description CPT Code
Fecal Bacterial Pathogens PCR 87505

 

Method

Nucleic Acid Amplification

Instrumentation

Panther Fusion

Performing Location

University of Vermont Medical Center

Section

Microbiology-1

Is the UVMMC lab NY State Certified to perform this testing?  Yes/No

Yes

Aliases:

Enteric