Test Details
Mnemonic
HPSAG
Ordering Code
3000908
CPT-4 Code(s)
87338
Specimen Information
Collect
Stool
Specimen Preparation
Collect 0.5 mL or 0.5 grams of semi-solid stool or 20 mm diameter stool and send frozen in a screw capped polypropylene container. Please contact Warde Lab for polypropylene screw capped containers for shipping frozen stool. Polystyrene containers are unacceptable for frozen shipping.
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL or 0.5 g semi solid stool, 20 mm solid stool
Transport Temperature
Frozen
Rejection Criteria
Watery, diarrheal stool, stool in preservative, transport media or swab
Stability
Room temperature: 4 days
Refrigerated: 4 days
Frozen: 14 days
Refrigerated: 4 days
Frozen: 14 days
Methodology
Chemiluminescence Immunoassay
Reference Range
Not Detected
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes