GIARDIA LAMBLIA ANTIGEN, FECES
Specimen Required
Alternate Specimen
Rejection Criteria
Methodology
Stability
Reference Range
Performed
| Send 10.0 g stool (5.0 g minimum) refrigerated in 10% formalin. Stool should be placed in preservative within 30 minutes of collection. |
Alternate Specimen
| Stool in Cary Blair media, SAF, fresh unpreserved stool or Total FIX® |
Rejection Criteria
| Stool: PVA, Ecofix |
Methodology
| Immunoassay |
Stability
| Fresh, unpreserved: Refrigerated: 48 hours; Frozen: 1 year | |||
| Stool Cary Blair Media: Refrigerated: 7 days; Frozen: 7 days | |||
| Stool SAF Fixative: Room Temperature: 2 months; Refrigerated: 2 months; Frozen: Unacceptable | |||
| Stool Formalin: Room Temperature: 2 months; Refrigerated: 2 months; Frozen: Unacceptable |
Reference Range
| Not detected |
Performed
| Sunday-Saturday |
| 4-6 days | |||||
| GLAG | |||||
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