Test Code LAB5087 GI Bacterial Panel PCR
Specimen Requirement
Outpatients: Cary-Blair preserved stool specimen
AHS Hospital Inpatients: Sterile stool collection container
Testing Schedule
Daily
Specimen Stability
Cary-Blair : 2-8° Celcius for 72 hours
Sterile Container : immediately transport specimen to the hospital lab
Specimen Type
Stool
Reference Range
Not Detected for Salmonella, Campylobacter, Shigella, and Shiga Toxin
Testing Department
Microbiology
Method
NAAT
CPT Code
87505
Turnaround Time
24 hours
STAT Turnaround Time
Not Applicable