Parasitology, Stool Exam (three specimens)
Product Code: LPsit3
Price: $176.00
Test Description
Parasitology, Stool Exam (three specimens)
CALL TO ORDER: 800-447-7276 x1385
Test Details
Process time: 5 to 7 business days
CPT code: 87177 (x3); 87272 (x6)
Rejection causes: Frozen Specimen
Collection Instructions
Patient prep: No bismuth, barium, laxatives, antidiarrheals and antibiotics for a least one week prior to collection.
Specimen volume: Using the collection spoon built into the lid of the Ecofix vial, add enough stool to Ecofix specimen vial to bring combination of Ecofix fluid and stool sample to red specimen line on vial. Filling vial to slightly above the red line is allowed, if some air space remains within the vial. Close cap tightly! Shake vial vigorously until contents are well mixed.
Minimum volume: Same
Collection container: Use clean dry container. Do not allow urine or water to come in contact with specimen.
Transport container: Para-Pak Ultra Ecofix plastic transport vial
Transport instructions: Room temperature
Collection instructions: Click here for PDF
Results
Normal values: The normal results should be Negative for all tests.
References
Reference one: Davidson, R.A. Issues in clinical parasitology: The treatment for giardiasis. Am J Gastroent. 1984; 79: 256-261.
Reference two: Pickering, L.K., Woodward, W.E., DuPont, H.L. et al. Occurrence of Giardia lamblia in children in daycare centers. J Ped. 1984;104:522-526.
Reference three: Orenstein, J.M., chiang, J., Steinberg, W., et al. Intestinal microsporidiosis as a cause of diarrhea in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients-a report of 20 cases. Hum Pathol,1990; 21:475-481.
Reference four: Editorial: Blastocystis hominis: commensal or pathogen? The Lancet. 1991; 337:521-522.
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