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Stool preserved in Cary-Blair medium
Specimen Requirements
Preferred:
Container/Tube: Stool preserved in Cary-Blair medium
Minimum Volume: 10 g
Also Acceptable:
Container/Tube: Stool
Collection Instructions: Place stool in Cary-Blair medium within 2 hrs of collection
Specimen Stability
Refrigerate: up to 48 hrs
Reference Range
Campylobacter Group (composed of C. coli, C. jejuni, and C. lari): Not Detected
Salmonella species: Not Detected
Shigella species (including S. dysenteriae, S. boydii, S. sonnei, and S. flexneri): Not Detected
Vibrio Group (composed of V. cholerae and V. parahaemolyticus): Not Detected
Yersinia enterocolitica: Not Detected
Norovirus GI/GII: Not Detected
Rotavirus A: Not Detected
Shiga toxin 1: Not Detected
Shiga toxin 2: Not Detected
Methodology
Reverse Transcription(RT), polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and array hybridization
CPT
87506
Panel Includes
Campylobacter Group (composed of C. coli, C. jejuni, and C. lari)
Salmonella species
Shigella species (including S. dysenteriae, S. boydii, S. sonnei, and S. flexneri)
Vibrio Group (composed of V. cholerae and V. parahaemolyticus)
Yersinia enterocolitica
Norovirus GI/GII
Rotavirus A
Shiga toxin 1
Shiga toxin 2